Copy Paste problems in Autocad

[spidajdn]

On one certain drawing received from a customer, I am having problems using "Edit, Copy" and "Edit, Paste" to copy parts of this drawing to another. When I perform this action, nothing gets pasted to the new drawing, and indeed won't work within the drawing in question either.

Is there some setting that is preventing the copy?

"Pasteclip" appears on the command line when I try to paste, with no errors, just nothing gets pasted.

I've tried on other drawings, and all is OK, so it seems associated with one particular drawing only.

Hope someone can shed some light on this.

Thanks.

 

[Exxit]

Hi,

which ACaD version are you / your customer running?

http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/dl/item?siteID=123112&id=7450124&linkID=9240618

Lothar

ADT 2004

 

[spidajdn]

I'm on 2009, but I'm not sure about the customer, or the people who supplied it to them - could be an older version I guess.

 

[ctopher]

Have you checked the scaling? Maybe it's too small?
Try paste special?

Chris
SolidWorks/PDMWorks 08 3.1
AutoCAD 06/08
ctopher's home (updated Jul 13, 2008)

 

[Exxit]

layers on & thawed
z-axis = 0
_ucs equal

ADT 2004

 

[brengine]

Check for Blocks that need to be exploded, or Layers that are Off or Frozen.

Did you try a Zoom Extents?

Ken

 

[spidajdn]

Thanks guys - but no luck - all layers are on, non frozen, zoom extents does not work. paste special does not work either.

A real puzzle!

 

[Exxit]

Hi,

can you attach the puzzle? As 2009.dwg and 2004.dwg?

Lothar

ADT 2004

 

[spidajdn]

Lothar

Attached in 2007 (highest option in 2009) and 2004 formats, in one zip file.

Let me know if you are sucessful in cracking the problem.

Many thanks - appreciate the help.

Regards

J

 

[IFRs]

I could copy/paste everything except the block "Grundrahme-VA" which misbehaved for some reason.

 

[spidajdn]

Did you do so using "Edit copy," "edit paste" like you might if pasting into another drawing?

 

[Exxit]

spidajdn,
it is a mechanical.dwg
I tested with the 2004.dwg with ADT2004.

1. "_audit" -> 84 errors
2. I could reproduce your problem with "_COPYBASE"
3. so I copied step by step like Miss Marple...;-)
4. delinquent: "JORDAHLSCH-JM_K50-30-Schnitt" -> _explode -> I had proxy warning -> erase proxies -> OK

Maybe that is the way for you...?

Lothar

ADT 2004

 

[IFRs]

I used edit-copy and edit-paste just like you said. In fact it behaved the same way if you use edit-cut and edit-paste or any of the other shortcuts Ctrl-X / Ctrl-V etc. Within the drawing or between drawings did not matter. It simply refused to copy/paste that block. I did not get to try exploding it and trying each entity. The proxy entities I could copy/paste without trouble.

 

[spidajdn]

OK - not sure if I follow all of the above, but I've exploded all entities by selecting everything, then did it again.

After this, I'm able to edit copy, edit paste...but I guess this wasy I've lost any block groupings, but at least I'm able to copy!!

Many thanks!!

 

[zuccus]

This is a known error in AutoCAD. Did you download the patch provided by Exxit?

Zuccus

 

[OldmanHaggler]

What if you paste it as a block...?

 

[spidajdn]

No - I didn't apply the patch as the version of the current file was more recent.

Yes you can insert it as a block into a new drawing - this is one way I've found to get around it.

Thanks for your thoughts.