Toolbar: Standard > Copy (
)
Menu: Edit > Copy
Keyboard: COPYCLIP
Shortcut: Ctrl+C
Copies the selection to the Windows Clipboard. You can paste the selection into another drawing or into another program.
Select entities to copy to the clipboard: Select the entities you want to copy. The entities are copied to the Clipboard in the following formats:
| Format | Description |
|---|---|
| Picture | WMF (Windows metafile), a vector format. |
| Bitmap | BMP, a raster format. |
| Enhanced metafile | EMF (enhanced metafile), a vector format. |
| ProgeSOFT IntelliCAD® Entities | The native vector format of the program. |
| ProgeSOFT IntelliCAD Block | The native vector format of the program inserted as a block definition. |
| Object Descriptor | Used by ActiveX v2. |
| DIB | Device-independent bitmap, a raster format. |
To paste the drawing in a specific format, use the Edit > Paste Special commands. For example, you can paste the drawing in picture (WMF or EMF) format to create a two-dimensional version of a three-dimensional drawing. Or you can select Bitmap format to paste the drawing into a raster editing program.
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