Paste Insertion Point Problem 1

[ckissick]

In autocad LT 2000, on some files, when I copy and paste, the paste insertion point is far from the mouse's crosshairs. In other words, if I zoom way out, I can see the object I'm trying to paste far from the cross hairs. So when I click where I really want the object to be, it ends up far away.

For a test, I copied an object, then clicked at 0,0 as the place to paste the object. But it ended up at -5523.6477, -4822.6994. What's going on here, and how do I fix it? This only happens on some files, although the one I'm working on now did not have this problem, then suddenly it did.

 

[CarlB]

With the "Ctrl+C" copy and "Ctrl+V" paste method, you don't have much control of where objects end up. You could use the "copy" command where you specify the base point & insertion point, or the "copybase" command. With the "ctrl+C" I believe the insertion point is lower left of selected objects. Maybe a block with an offset insertion point is causing you troubles.

 

[ProDraftsman]

Check your drawing units. The drawing that you are copying out of might be set to feet. Whereas the drawing you are pasting into might be inches.

 

[ckissick]

I am copying and pasting within the same document, which has decimal units in feet. I always use Control C and Control V, and I can always (almost) just click on where the object will go. The insertion point (cursor) is normally at the lower left corner of the object.

But my problem is, on some files, the insertion point is thousands of feet to the lower left of the object. I need to figure a way to get the insertion point back next to the object.

 

[Exxit]

Maybe you have some objects inside your selectionset with high coordinate values (eg. mtext)...?
Use Carl's tip, the "copybase" command.

Or attach an example.dwg here on the forum.

Lothar

ADT 2004

 

[ckissick]

I experimented with "copybase". As a test, I drew a circle with its center at 0,0. If I type copybase, and specify 0,0 as the base point, then select the circle, the circle will be centered around the cursor while I move the cursor around the screen looking for a place to paste the circle. If, instead, I specify 100,100 as the base point, the circle will be up and to the left of the cursor while I paste the circle.

When I simply copy and paste using cntrl-C and cntrl-V, the default base point is about a mile to the lower left. It should be right next to the object. I need to re-define the default base point.

 

[ProDraftsman]

Try re-setting your ucs to world. It might also be grabbing onto a "z" value.

 

[ckissick]

Thanks, ProDraftsman. UCS worked. I typed in UCS but it was already set on world. I typed 'world' anyway, hit enter, and the problem was solved. Must be a bug. I guess I know why you call yourself "Pro".