About Paste Special
Using Paste Special provides options that are not possible through Paste for pasting features. To access Paste Special, select a feature and click Model > Copy and Model > Paste Special.
Clicking Model > Paste Special opens the Paste Special dialog box with the following options:
Dependent copy—Creates dependent copies of the original feature. The copied features are dependent on the dimensions or the sketch of the original feature or are fully dependent on all attributes, elements, and parameters of the original feature. Later, you can specify attributes to vary between the original feature and the copy.
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You can create independent copies of the original feature or the feature set if you clear the Dependent copy check box.
The following two options of Dependent copy are mutually exclusive:
Fully dependent with options to vary—Creates copies of the original feature that are fully dependent on all attributes, elements, and parameters of the original feature, but allows you to vary the dependency of dimensions, annotations, parameters, sketches, and references. Set the default_dep_copy_option configuration option to full_dep to make this the default copy option of Dependent copy.
When you copy features across models, the Make Fully Dependent copies with options to vary option is available on the Paste Special dialog box instead of Fully dependent with options to vary.
Copied and pasted instances of a feature that are fully dependent on the original feature are identified in the Model Tree by their corresponding labels, for example, Copied Hole 2.
Partially dependent - Dimensions and AE Details only—Creates copies of the original feature that are dependent on the dimensions or the sketch, or both, or the annotation elements of the original feature. It is the default Dependent copy option.
Use Make copies dependent on dimensions of originals when Dependent copy and its options are not available for some features, such as patterns.
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Partially dependent - Dimensions and AE Details only is not available when you copy features across models.
Apply move/rotate transformations to copies—Moves the copy by translation or rotation, or both. You can create a fully dependent moved copy of a feature. This option is not available when pasting features across models. This option is valid for all pattern types, including curve patterns and transform patterns, such as direction, axis or fill, but not for group patterns or pattern of patterns.
Advanced reference configuration—Opens the Advanced Reference Configuration dialog box. Pastes the copied features using the original or new references, within the same model or across models. Lists references of the original feature, so you can either retain these references, or replace them with new references in the pasted feature. Allows you to edit the references and replace references while pasting the copied features, instead of separately editing the references after the copy-paste. For body references, you can select a different body, or create a new body.