To Copy a Feature Across Models Using Paste Special
1. Select the feature that you want to copy.
2. Click > 
Copy. The feature is copied onto the clipboard.
Copy. The feature is copied onto the clipboard.3. Open the target model in another Creo window.
4. Click > 
Paste Special. The Paste Special dialog box opens with the Make Fully Dependent copies with options to vary and the Advanced reference configuration options available.
Paste Special. The Paste Special dialog box opens with the Make Fully Dependent copies with options to vary and the Advanced reference configuration options available. | To create independent instances of the copied feature, clear the Make Fully Dependent copies with options to vary check box. |
5. To replace the original references of the copied feature with new references, or to create new bodies to be used as references in the copies, select Advanced reference configuration.
6. Click OK. The Scale dialog box opens.
7. Select one of the following options in the Scale dialog box:
◦ Keep dimension values—Retains the dimension values of the copied feature, irrespective of the different measurement systems. This is the default.
◦ Keep feature sizes—Converts the dimension values of the copied feature to the measurement system used in the target model.
◦ Scale by value—Scales the paste feature by a specified value. Type a value in Scaling factor.
8. Click OK in the Scale dialog box. The Advanced Reference Configuration dialog box opens listing the references of the original feature. See To Copy Features Using the Advanced Reference Configuration.
9. Select and replace all references for the copied feature with new ones:
a. Select a reference from the References of original features list.
b. Under References of pasted features, click the collector, and select a new reference.
To restore the original references, click Reset.
10. To create new bodies to be used as references in the copies, under References of original features, select the body reference, and select Create new body. Otherwise the copied geometry is created in the same body as the original geometry.
| | If you are pasting more than one feature, the second feature can use the references of the first feature. |
11. Click 
. The copied feature is placed according to the references specified.
. The copied feature is placed according to the references specified.