Inserts the Clipboard contents into a selected document or a selected area of the
model as new objects with new names.
You can paste the contents of the Clipboard into another document. Supported content formats include:
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Native to the three-dimensional software
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Picture/Enhanced Metafile (GDI)
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Text/OEM
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Text/RTF/Unicode (only the selected text)
The Paste command inserts an object as a new object. The name rule for the object also updates, so the object has a new name. You can place the new object directly on top of the copied object, or define a new position for the pasted objects.
You might need to copy an object from one workspace and paste it into another. Use Paste and Restore to insert an object with the same identity and name.
Pasting Routing Path Objects
When you paste HVAC, Electrical, or Piping route runs in the model, Smart 3D creates the copy of the run under the same pipeline, electrical system, or HVAC system by default. You can specify a different location if necessary. When you paste the route objects, the software does the following:
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Names the new run as Copy of <Name of Source Run> if the original name is User Defined. If not, the software updates the name according to the system name rule.
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Replicates all the properties defined on the source run to the destination run.
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The shortcut key for the Paste command is CTRL+V.
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When pasting a large data set, a progress bar is displayed. If the software determines that the Paste operation might run out of virtual memory, the following message appears below the progress bar:
If you cancel the operation, an entry is added to the error log.
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Previous releases of the software required you to manage the GUID tabs on bulkload workbooks in order to copy data across models that used different catalogs. This ensured that identical definitions had the same GUIDs. In this release, the Paste command automatically manages the GUIDs. You can now copy data across models without manually ensuring that the GUIDs in the source and destination catalogs match.
Smart 3D can delete optional inputs of the marine objects (plates, profiles, and so forth) including detailing objects during copy paste, Model Data Reuse, and Model Data Transform processes so that objects can be copied and moved without having to select all the inputs at the new location.
For example, plate system boundaries are inputs that should be redefined at the new plate location. However, you can select Delete Optional to replace all the optional inputs (including boundaries, coordinate system, and so forth) with dummy objects (Dummy Plane, Dummy Surface, and so forth). After the copy is complete, you can then go back and replace the plate's dummy objects with real objects. However, it is sometimes difficult to identify the plates that have dummy optional inputs, especially in large models.
How to Identify Objects with Dummy Inputs
Smart 3D provides filters to identify objects with dummy inputs. You can access the Select Filter dialog using:
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File > Define Workspace > Properties
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Tools > Select by Filter
For example, to find all the standalone and the lapped plate parts whose boundaries are replaced by dummy objects, define the workspace using the Standalone and Lapped Plates with Substituted Boundary catalog filter.
Similarly, if these plates whose definition objects are replaced by dummy objects, define the workspace with the filter Standalone and Lapped Plates with Definition Object.
You can define your own filters to find specific detailing objects in the workspace that have dummy boundaries or definition-objects by defining the property Has Substituted Boundary or Has Substituted definition object. To create a new filter:
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Click File > Define Workspace.
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In the Model list, select the model.
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In the Filters list, click Create New Filter.
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On the Properties tab, select the object properties to restrict your search.
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Click More… and select the object type used and the property name Has Substituted Boundary, and click OK.
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On the Object Type tab, select the object type to highlight. If you do not select any objects, the filter includes all objects in the list. To include one or more object types in your filter, press CTRL and click the name of each object type to include. Click OK.
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