T-FLEX Parametric CAD. Fundamentals. 2D Design

Fundamentals. Two-Dimensional Design
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The group of options is used for the same purpose as in the moving, copying and array creation
commands. Those define the action that will be automatically performed upon completion of pasting the
clipboard contents. The following choices are provided:
- the system exits the command after pasting the clipboard contents;
- repeated pasting mode - upon pasting the first instance, the copied object starts rubberbanding with
the pointer. The system waits for the user inputting the attachment point for the next copy. Upon
selecting a second point, another copy is pasted, and so on. The copy creation can be interrupted by
right clicking or pressing ;
- the copying command “XI: Copy with Insertion Point” is automatically executed over the
pasted object;
- is similar to the previous choice; however, before calling the copying command, the system turns
on the mode of editing the list of selected elements.
When pasting data from different applications, either a textual or a graphic format is used. If a textual format
is used, then a “ Paragraph text” element is automatically created, and then its editing command is launched,
“ET: Edit Text”. When inserting images, the command is launched for the “Picture” element creation, “IP:
Insert Picture”.
The dialog box will appear when pasting clipboard data with AutoCAD objects into a T-FLEX CAD
document (see more details in “Exporting and Importing Documents” chapter). This dialog is used for
specifying the general import parameters of an AutoCAD document. Then “XP: Paste” command will start
for setting location parameters of the elements being inserted − position, angle of rotation, scale factor.
The command “XE: Paste Special”:
Keyboard Textual Menu Icon
«Edit|Paste Special…»
This command allows the user to manually select a format for the clipboard
contents to be pasted. The command dialog displays the list of formats
present in the clipboard at the time of calling the command. Depending on
what format the user selects, the system goes into the T-FLEX CAD object
pasting mode, or pasting pictures in the EMF or BMP format, plain text or
formatted text (RTF).