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==Overview== <!--T:1-->
==Overview== <!--T:12-->
Like many other software FreeCAD also has the ability to copy/cut and paste objects (paragraphs, spreadsheet cells, images, etc.). [[Document_structure|Document]] objects may be freely copied within a document or between documents using the {{KEY|[[Image:Std_Copy.svg|24px]] [[Std_Copy|Copy]]}}, {{KEY|[[Image:Std_Paste.svg|24px]] [[Std_Paste|Paste]]}} and {{KEY|[[Std_DuplicateSelection|Duplicate Selection]]}} commands.

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Like many other computer programs FreeCAD has the ability to cut, copy and paste objects. [[Document_structure|Document]] objects may be freely copied within a document or between documents using the [[Image:Std_Copy.svg|24px]] [[Std_Copy|Std Copy]], [[Image:Std_Paste.svg|24px]] [[Std_Paste|Std Paste]] and [[Std_DuplicateSelection|Std DuplicateSelection]] commands.


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Please consider that the copy-pasted objects are not dependent on the original. If You want dependant clones please use [[Image:Draft_Clone.svg|24px]] [[Draft_Clone| Draft Workbench's Clone]] or [[Image:PartDesign_Clone.svg|24px]] [[PartDesign_Clone| Part Design Workbench's Clone]]. If you need a dependant clone nor a parametric replica, you may also use [[Image:Part_SimpleCopy.svg|24px]] [[Part_SimpleCopy| Part Workbench's Simple Copy]]. For patterned clones, please look into the [[Copying_Objects#Other_Methods| Other Methods section]] of this page.
Please consider that the copy-pasted objects are not dependent on the original. If you want dependent clones please use [[Image:Draft_Clone.svg|24px]] [[Draft_Clone|Draft Workbench's Clone]] or [[Image:PartDesign_Clone.svg|24px]] [[PartDesign_Clone|Part Design Workbench's Clone]]. If you need neither a dependent clone nor a parametric replica, you may also use [[Image:Part_SimpleCopy.svg|24px]] [[Part_SimpleCopy| Part Workbench's Simple Copy]]. For patterned clones, please look into the [[Copying_Objects#Other_Methods| Other Methods section]] of this page.


==Copying Linked Objects== <!--T:9-->
==Copying Linked Objects== <!--T:13-->
[[Document_structure|Document]] objects may be linked to other objects (for example, a Pad feature is linked to its Sketch, and a Fusion feature is linked to its component objects). This means that some care must be exercised in selecting objects to copy.


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If an object to be copied has links to object(s) not in the selection, FreeCAD will ask if the unselected objects should be included in the copy operation.
If an object is selected without its children, those children are not automatically duplicated by Copy/Paste or Duplicate Selection. In this case, the copied object may exhibit unexpected behaviour due to expected links not being present.


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In general, recommended practice is to select all dependent objects when copying a parent object.


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==Finding and Positioning Pasted Object(s)== <!--T:3-->
After the Copy/Paste operation, it may not be obvious where the new object(s) are located in the Document window. That is because the new object has the same [[Placement|Placement]] property as the original. Toggle the Visibility property ({{KEY|Spacebar}}) to hide the original. Then use the Placement dialog to move the copy to it's correct position.
After a copy-paste operation, it may not be obvious where the new objects are located in the [[3D_view|3D view]]. That is because the new objects have the same [[Placement|Placement]] property as their originals. Toggle the Visibility property ({{KEY|Spacebar}}) to hide the originals and then move the copies to their correct position, for example using [[Image:Std_TransformManip.svg|24px]] [[Std_TransformManip|Std TransformManip]] or [[Image:Std_Placement.svg|24px]] [[Std_Placement|Std Placement]].


==Other Methods== <!--T:4-->
==Other Methods== <!--T:15-->

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Like most things in FreeCAD, there are many ways of making a copy. For more ideas, look at:
Like most things in FreeCAD, there are many ways of making a copy. For more ideas, look at:
* PartDesign: [[PartDesign_Mirrored|Mirror]], [[PartDesign_LinearPattern|Linear Pattern]], [[PartDesign_PolarPattern|Polar Pattern]], [[PartDesign_MultiTransform|MultiTransform]]
* PartDesign: [[PartDesign_Mirrored|Mirror]], [[PartDesign_LinearPattern|Linear Pattern]], [[PartDesign_PolarPattern|Polar Pattern]], [[PartDesign_MultiTransform|MultiTransform]]
* Part: [[Part_Mirror|Mirror]], [[Part_SimpleCopy|Create simple copy]]
* Part: [[Part_Mirror|Mirror]], [[Part_SimpleCopy|Create simple copy]]
* Draft: [[Draft_Offset|Offset]], [[Draft_Scale|Scale]], [[Draft_Array|Array]], [[Draft_PathArray|PathArray]], [[Draft_Clone|Clone]], [[Draft_Mirror|Mirror]]
* Draft: [[Draft_Offset|Offset]], [[Draft_Scale|Scale]], [[Draft_OrthoArray|Array]], [[Draft_PathArray|PathArray]], [[Draft_Clone|Clone]], [[Draft_Mirror|Mirror]]

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* As of {{Version|0.14}} if an object to be copied has links to object(s) not in the selection, FreeCAD will ask if the unselected objects should be included in the copy operation.


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* [[Std_Copy|Copy]]
* [[Std_Paste|Paste]]
* [[Std_DuplicateSelection|Duplicate Selection]]


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Latest revision as of 15:02, 11 October 2021

Overview

Like many other computer programs FreeCAD has the ability to cut, copy and paste objects. Document objects may be freely copied within a document or between documents using the Std Copy, Std Paste and Std DuplicateSelection commands.

Please consider that the copy-pasted objects are not dependent on the original. If you want dependent clones please use Draft Workbench's Clone or Part Design Workbench's Clone. If you need neither a dependent clone nor a parametric replica, you may also use Part Workbench's Simple Copy. For patterned clones, please look into the Other Methods section of this page.

Copying Linked Objects

If an object to be copied has links to object(s) not in the selection, FreeCAD will ask if the unselected objects should be included in the copy operation.

Finding and Positioning Pasted Object(s)

After a copy-paste operation, it may not be obvious where the new objects are located in the 3D view. That is because the new objects have the same Placement property as their originals. Toggle the Visibility property (Spacebar) to hide the originals and then move the copies to their correct position, for example using Std TransformManip or Std Placement.

Other Methods

Like most things in FreeCAD, there are many ways of making a copy. For more ideas, look at: