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Copying and Pasting Objects

a copy at the same absolute position as the 2. Switch to the desired Chief Architect
original selection using Paste Hold Position. view window and select Edit> Paste>
Paste Special .
To use Paste Hold Position
3. In the Paste Special dialog, select the
1. Select the object(s) to be copied. desired representation for the selection
and click OK.
2. Click the Copy/Paste edit button.
4. Click in the drawing area to place the
3. Switch to the desired floor or plan file copy at that location.
and select Edit> Paste> Paste Hold
Position . Multiple Copy
4. A copy is placed at the same X, Y coor- The Multiple Copy edit button makes
dinates on the new floor or in the new it easy to create regularly spaced or
plan as the original’s position. concentric copies of any object or group of
objects, including CAD Blocks and
Paste Special Architectural Blocks.

The Paste Special tool allows you to The copy intervals, or offsets, between
choose a representation for the copies can be specified in the Multiple Copy
selection to be pasted. dialog. See “Multiple Copy Dialog” on page
180.
Selections can be pasted as:
• Enhanced Windows Metafiles (EMF). To use Multiple Copy
See “Metafiles” on page 1150.
1. Select the object(s) to copy.
• Device Independent Bitmaps (BMP). See
“Importing Pictures” on page 1147. 2. Click the Multiple Copy edit
• Unformatted non-unicode text (TXT). button.
• File Name (a path to a file). Depending 3. Click the Sticky Mode edit button if
on the file type, it will be either opened or you wish to make more than one set of
imported (if supported).
multiple copies.
• Unformatted text (HTML). Pastes as text.
4. Three edit handles will display on the
• Model Objects - Chief Architect format, selected object.
not compatible with other programs. • Click and drag the square Move edit
handle. Copies of the selection are
To use Paste Special made at regular intervals between the
original and the pointer’s location.
1. Select an object, image, text or file on
your computer and copy it. • Click and drag the triangular Rotate
edit handle. Rotated copies of the
selection are made at regular intervals.

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