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When a component instance is cut/copied, it can be pasted as a shallow
copy or as a deep copy. In a shallow copy, a copy of the cut/copied
component instance is added to the new owner as a new component instance;
the structure under it is shared with other component instances. In a deep
copy the entire subassembly under the component instance is copied.
To distinguish between the two, a command called Paste New is available
when the cut/copied object is a component. Paste creates a shallow copy and
paste new creates a deep copy.
Note: When a component is copied and pasted across documents, only a deep
copy is possible, so only paste new is available.
Paste Behavior
When an object is pasted, there are two kinds of behavior depending on
whether the paste is explicit (invoked using the paste or paste new command)
or implicit (invoked by drag and drop in the browser).
Explicit Paste Behavior
When paste is done explicitly, the paste object is placed at the cursor and the
user is allowed to move it around on the screen and place it by clicking with
the left mouse button.
Explicit paste does not clear the clipboard, so it is possible to repeat the paste
(or paste new) command to repeatedly paste.
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