How to copy between drawings

I have two drawings on the board .I want to copy a nut from one drawing to the other.
On the first I select the nut  , move/copy,enter and pick a reference point .
Now I want to get that into the clipboard so I can paste it in the second drawing so I have tried various methods like menu,copy,paste but nothing shows up on the second drawing .

What is the exact process of keys please?

Try Ctl-C (or %-C on Mac):

1, Select entities to copy;
2, Ctl-C
3, Select Reference point;
4, switch to another drawing;
5, Ctl-V
6, Select a target point;

Make sure the scaling factor is comparable in the target drawing, otherwise, the pasted might be invisible, due to zooming factors.

tytower wrote

I have two drawings on the board .I want to copy a nut from one drawing to the other.
On the first I select the nut  , move/copy,enter and pick a reference point .
Now I want to get that into the clipboard so I can paste it in the second drawing so I have tried various methods like menu,copy,paste but nothing shows up on the second drawing .

What is the exact process of keys please?

Thanks
This worked and also by selecting object and hitting the continue action icon I was able to get it going .

Is that a cat ,hampster,rat or just someones fur coat?

it was actual my guinea pig. rest in peace now.

so, closer to a rat than a cat.

tytower wrote

Thanks
This worked and also by selecting object and hitting the continue action icon I was able to get it going .

Is that a cat ,hampster,rat or just someones fur coat?

That technique does not work with SCM Revision: 2.0.4 QT Version: 4.8.6 for linux Ubuntu 15.10.

The copied entities cannot be pasted into the other drawing with Cntl V. LibreCad does not ask for the target point on insert. It asked again for the reference point which makes no sense. If you enter the reference point again, nothing happens except for a request to enter the reference point again.

Tried creating a block and inserting that and no luck.

Scale is exactly the same.
Layer names are exactly the same.

2.0.4 is extremely out-of-date.

Try https://launchpad.net/~librecad-dev

2.0.4 is extremely out-of-date.

Try https://launchpad.net/~librecad-dev

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v2.1.0 / MacOS Yosemite
Hello,
Following your advice I transfered entities C (the colored ones on the right side
of the attached file) to drawing AB that I want to update using C new dimensions.

1-  both AB and C drawings were set to 1:1 scale in 'print preview'
     (I don't know why but it helps keeping C dimensions values the same after transfer)
2-  added an 'importation' layer on the AB drawing stack
3-  draw a cross target on the 'importation' layer
4-  put layer-0 in non-erasable status
5-  used cmd-c / cmd-v
5-  landed entities C on the cross target (the importation layer was activated only)
6-  entities avoided the importation layer, they all went to layer-0 !
7-  dimensions were 1:1 but under rather large and .0000 precision generic characters.
8-  clicking 'current drawing prefs' OK, dimensions stretched back to their original size and style
9-  whatever I do, Select all  then Explode in  Modify or Block,
     there is no more access to the entities.

The drawing seems to be a dead image.  Only the 90° angle of a contersunk hole
is still active at the upper left of the AB contrribution. Unfortunate as it is, step (6)
is not a game stopper but (9) is.
Would you give me the miraculous hidden key to continue ?
Librecad_shutters_AB_and_C.dxf

v2.1.0 / MacOS Yosemite
Hello,
Following your advice I transfered entities C (the colored ones on the right side
of the attached file) to drawing AB that I want to update using C new dimensions.

1-  both AB and C drawings were set to 1:1 scale in 'print preview'
     (I don't know why but it helps keeping C dimensions values the same after transfer)
2-  added an 'importation' layer on the AB drawing stack
3-  draw a cross target on the 'importation' layer
4-  put layer-0 in non-erasable status
5-  used cmd-c / cmd-v
5-  landed entities C on the cross target (the importation layer was activated only)
6-  entities avoided the importation layer, they all went to layer-0 !
7-  dimensions were 1:1 but under rather large and .0000 precision generic characters.
8-  clicking 'current drawing prefs' OK, dimensions stretched back to their original size and style
9-  whatever I do, Select all  then Explode in  Modify or Block,
     there is no more access to the entities.

The drawing seems to be a dead image.  Only the 90° angle of a contersunk hole
is still active at the upper left of the AB contrribution. Unfortunate as it is, step (6)
is not a game stopper but (9) is.
Would you give me the miraculous hidden key to continue ?
Librecad_shutters_AB_and_C.dxf

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In fact I used the copy/paste method (cmd-c cmd-v) suggested by dxli (see his Jan 20 message) ,
it is much simpler in theory.

Lukily enough I found a provisional way to get access to all my frozen entities by erasing
the dimensions from the AB receiving drawing (one by one).  
A conflict with the intermediary format transported by the C invaders ???  

What I find is the easiest process is to select the drawing you want to transfer, then choose cut and select it. Then hit ctrl-Z to undo it will keep the original file as it was. Then open the target file and paste into that file with all layers locked except the target layer. The drawing stays the same size and sits where you put it. Though I tend to place it by itself first so I can easily select it again and resize if needed.

I think the most straight forward method is to open drawings in tab-mode (Drawings => Tab_mode), then copy paste between drawings is simple.

aman wrote

I think the most straight forward method is to open drawings in tab-mode (Drawings => Tab_mode), then copy paste between drawings is simple.

Bingo!  Opening two instances of librecad side by side on linux, the ctrl-c/v method silently fails to work, but opening the two drawings in tab mode in the same instance works perfectly, thanks!