Diagrams User Guide
Diagrams : Working with Diagrams : Copying / Pasting Data : Copying and Pasting (CTRL+C > CTRL+V)
Copying and Pasting (CTRL+C > CTRL+V)
General
This way of copying items copies shapes on a drawing together with its database structure. When pasting the data, Diagrams will define the elements automatically. All shapes that were valid in the database during copy will be stored in the windows clipboard with extra information about database structure.
The most important differences between Copying and Pasting and copying using CTRL+DRAG are:
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All valid items that were copied can be created with the same database group hierarchy, or according to the hierarchy defined in Session Defaults. See Copy-paste options.
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In some special cases it might not be possible to restore the same structure - see Partial copy.
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Any attribute values for the shape are copied from the database rather than the source shape. Normally these should be the same, but if they still differ then the database value is used.
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Behaviour when copying/pasting two or more items that point to the same database element, for example when selecting two equipment shapes that points to the same database element (primary and secondary):
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When using CTRL+DRAG technique (for each shape) then the application will ask for decision twice whether it should create a secondary shape or a new db element. This means that it’s not possible to create a new equipment item with two shapes representation.
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However, when using CTRL+C/CTRL+V, then the application asks only once. This means that it’s possible to create a new database element with two shapes representation, but it will not be possible to create new database objects for each shape which is possible using CTRL+DRAG.
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Copy-paste sub-equipment items. In Figure 4:40.: Two equipment items with two sub-equipment items in database, there are three items selected.
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When copy and paste using CTRL+DRAG a new equipment item with two sub-equipment items below will be created. Figure 4:41.: Items from image 1 copied by CTRL+DRAG technique.
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When copying items using CTRL+C/CTRL+V a new equipment item will be created with one sub-equipment below. The second sub-equipment will be undefined. The application is checking if the true owner for Sub-Equipment_B was copied or not. Figure 4:42.: Items from image 1 copied by CTRL+C/CTRL+V technique.
Figure 4:40.
Two equipment items with two sub-equipment items in database
Figure 4:41.
Items from image 1 copied by CTRL+DRAG technique
Figure 4:42.
Items from image 1 copied by CTRL+C/CTRL+V technique
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