Paste as Block

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The Paste as Block button [Editor -> Edit -> Paste as block] pastes data from Clipboard as a block of entities. In the classical menu the command can be found under the Edit menu. The command is also available from the context menu or by using the hotkey Ctrl+Shift+V.

A block definition that was created in this way is named automatically with an eight digit number and a prefix "sgBlockByEnt_" Is is displayed in the dialog box Paste block. To paste elements as a block do the following:

1.Select an object or a group of objects in the drawing. To select several objects use the option Fast entities input.
2.Right click and select Copy or Cut or use the hotkeys Ctrl+C or Ctrl+X correspondingly.
3.Press Esc to deselect the objects.
4.Right click and choose the command Paste as block or use the hotkey Ctr+Shift+V.

The elements will be connected into an entity.