Copying, Cutting, Pasting and Deleting

The 2D Layout for 3D Design workbench lets you copy, cut, paste and delete operations in:
 

However, there are a number of things that you need to keep in mind when performing such operations.

In this task, you will find information on the following subjects:

Copying, Cutting and Pasting Elements in 2D Layout for 3D Design Workbench

  1. Select the element you want to cut or copy.

  2. To copy, you can either:

    • click the Copy icon ,

    • select the Edit > Copy command,

    • select the Copy command in the contextual menu.

    This places what you copy in the clipboard.

  3. To paste, you can either:

    • click the Paste icon ,

    • select the Edit > Paste command,

    • select the Paste command in the contextual menu.
 

Copying, Cutting Elements/Dimensions in 2D Layout and Pasting in Sketcher Workbench

You can copy, cut and paste view sub-elements that are valid in a sketch (such as 2D geometry) along with driving dimensions from 2D Layout for 3D Design to Part Design in Sketch mode (i.e. Sketcher workbench), which will result in a constraint in the target sketch.

  1. Select the element you want to cut or copy.

  2. To copy, you can either:

    • click the Copy icon ,

    • select the Edit > Copy command,

    • select the Copy command in the contextual menu.

    This places what you copy in the clipboard.

  3. To paste, you can either:

    • click the Paste icon ,

    • select the Edit > Paste command,

    • select the Paste command in the contextual menu.

More About Copying, Cutting and Pasting Elements/Dimensions from 2D Layout to Sketcher Workbench
  • Only driving dimensions can be pasted. Incase a non-driving dimension is copied; it will not be pasted in the sketch.
  • The geometry pointed by the dimension must be copied at the same time as the dimension itself.
  • The target sketch must exist and be edited or at least activated in the 3D workbench for the paste to be effective.
  • Driving dimensions inside a dimension system are pasted as a single constraint each.
  • Driving half dimensions are pasted as full length constraints.
  • The angle sector for the angled dimensions may swap during the Copy/Paste operation.
    In the example shown here, the angle has been swapped from Sector 1 to Sector 3.
  • Due to different positioning models, the position of resulting dimensional constraint may change through the Copy/Paste operation. The resulting position of other constraints like geometric constraints (coincidence, concentricity, etc) created using the Constraints Defined in Dialog Box are maintained during the Copy/Paste operation.
    In this example, you can see that the position of dimensional constraint has changed after paste operation.

About Copying, Cutting and Pasting Views

Remember the following points when copying, cutting and pasting views:

  • A pasted view has the same type, view plane definition, 2D position and associated view box as its original view.
  • Copying, cutting and pasting a multi-selection of design views keeps the parent-child relationship of the original views. Therefore, if you multi-select and copy-cut-paste views which belong to a single view set, then the resulting pasted views also belong to a single view set.
    However, if you select and copy-cut-paste individually views, which belong to a single view set, then the resulting pasted views belong to independent view sets. As a result, the parent-child relationship and links of the original views are not kept.
  • When pasting to another layout a view to which view a filter is applied, the filter is not copied. Refer to Creating View Filters for more information.
  • Views cannot be copied/cut from a layout and pasted to a drawing document.
  • Views cannot be copied/cut from a drawing document and pasted to a layout.
 

About Copying, Cutting and Pasting 2D components

Remember the following points when copying, cutting and pasting 2D components:

  • When cutting a 2D component, which is used as an instance, a warning message is displayed prompting you to confirm the operation.
  • 2D components can only be pasted to a layout detail sheet.
  • 2D components can be copied/cut from a layout and pasted to any detail sheet of any layout (whether in the same document or not).
  • 2D components cannot be copied/cut from a layout and pasted to a drawing document.
  • 2D components cannot be copied/cut from a drawing document and pasted to a layout.
 

Copy, Cut and Paste Restrictions
  The following restrictions apply to copy, cut and paste operations in 2D Layout for 3D Design:
  • Main views and background views cannot be cut, copied or pasted.
  • Layout features (in the specification tree) cannot be cut, copied or pasted.
  • You cannot copy, cut and paste elements from the 2D Layout for 3D Design workbench to the Drafting workbench, and vice-versa.
  • You cannot copy, cut and paste views from the 2D Layout for 3D Design workbench to the Part Design workbench.
    However, you can copy, cut and paste view sub-elements that are valid in a sketch (such as 2D geometry) from 2D Layout for 3D Design to Part Design.
  • You cannot copy, cut and paste sketch sub-elements from Part Design to 2D Layout for 3D Design.

Deleting Elements

  1. Select the element you want to delete.

  2. You can either:

    • right-click and select Delete,

    • select the Edit > Delete command,

    • press the Del key.
 

Delete Restrictions
  The following restrictions apply to delete operations in 2D Layout for 3D Design:
  • Layout features (in the specification tree) cannot be deleted.
  • In the case of a layout containing a single sheet, this sheet cannot be deleted.