Paste Repeatedly ( Drawing Editor )

Tool summary :

• Lets you place as many copies as you like of your most recently made cut or copy to one or more selected layers in your current drawing.
• To copy graphic objects for Paste Repeatedly :
  • Copy (reference point is lower, left corner of bounding box)
  • Cut (reference point is lower, left corner of bounding box)
  • Copy with Reference Point (user-defined reference point)
  • Cut with Reference Point (user-defined reference point)
• See the step-by-step instructions .

Also see :

• Drawing Editor (where Paste Repeatedly is a tool)
• Paste (alternative to Paste Repeatedly )
• Paste at Original Location (alternative to Paste Repeatedly )
• Paste Special... (alternative to Paste Repeatedly )
• Add Standard Detail (alternative to Paste Repeatedly )
• Undo (undoes a Paste Repeatedly -- one located item at a time)

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   Step-by-step instructions :

The following instructions assume that you are using a 3-button mouse.

1 . Before using this tool:

1a : You need to have done a Copy or Cut or Copy with Reference Point or Cut with Reference Point operation in your current drawing or in another drawing.

1b : On the Layer Panel, select the drawing layer that you want to paste to.

2 . Invoke Paste Repeatedly using any one (1) of the following methods:

Method 1 : Click the Paste Repeatedly icon. The icon can be taken from the group named ' Edit ' and placed on a toolbar (classic) or the ribbon (lightning).

Method 2 : If " Drawing Editor layout style " is ' Classic ', you can use the menu system to choose Edit > Paste Repeatedly .

Method 3, 4 or 5 : Paste Repeatedly can also be invoked using a keyboard shortcut , the context menu , or a mode . For the ' Lightning ' layout style, configuration of the interface is done using Customize Interface .

3 . Locate- Pan -Return mouse bindings become active along with various Locate options (snaps). The status line prompts, " Place reference point ." The group of objects most recently saved using Copy or Cut or etc. is shown on screen. A point location target identifies the reference point of the group of objects.

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3a . Optionally select a different Locate icon ( FRPT is the default). Place the mouse pointer ( ) so the point location target snaps to where you want the group of objects to be pasted, then left-click ( Locate ) to place the group of objects on the selected layer.

3b Repeat step 3a as many times as you like to paste additional copies of the group of objects. Note that you can select a different layer on the Layer Panel between pastes.

3c . Right-click ( Return ) when you are done.

Tip: The pasted objects can be removed (one at a time) with Undo . You can even Undo while you are in Paste Repeatedly .

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