Windchill Clipboard
The Windchill clipboard allows you to cut, copy, and paste objects in the Windchill system. The clipboard can contain objects, such as parts and documents, and URLs.
Once added, clipboard objects remain until they are pasted directly, pasted with a separate action (such as Add to Project), or manually cleared. Copying or cutting new objects does not remove previous clipboard objects. The most recent objects determine the paste action.
To view and manage clipboard items, select Quick Links > . For more information, see Clipboard Window.
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By default, the clipboard has a limit of 250 objects. This limit is set using the wt.clipboard.limit property in the wt.properties file. An administrator can increase this limit. However, setting the limit to over 1000 might have an impact on system performance.
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Clipboard actions are found in multiple menus and tables throughout Windchill, including the Folder Contents table:
• Paste 
The availability and behavior of clipboard actions depends on the location of the objects.
Source | Destination | Copy and Paste |
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Product  Library  | Project | The Add Objects to a Project window opens. Use the actions provided to collect related and dependent objects to share to a project. For more information, see Adding PDM Objects to a Project. |
Product Library | Program | You cannot copy product or library objects into a program. |
Product Library | Product, Library Another folder within the same product or library | The Paste As Copy window opens. From this window, you can edit certain attributes for the copied objects. This is similar to performing a Save As action. |
Project  Program  | Project | The Paste Type window opens. From this window, you can determine whether the objects are pasted as new objects, shared to the project, or pasted as object links. For more information, see Sharing from Project to Project. |
Project Program | Program | The Paste Type window opens. From this window, you can determine whether the objects are pasted as new objects or pasted as object links. Unlike copying and pasting into a project, you cannot share copied objects with a program. For more information, see Sharing from Project to Project. |
Project Program | Product, Library | You cannot copy project or program objects into a product or library context. |
Source | Destination | Cut and Paste |
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All context types | Another folder within the same context | When you cut and paste an object within the same context, a new window does not appear. The window refreshes to display the object in the pasted location. |
Product Library | Project, Program | You cannot cut product or library objects and paste them into a project or program. |
Product Library | Product, Library | When you cut and paste objects between one product or library and another product or library, the Move window opens. For more information, see Cut and Paste. |
Project Program | Project, Program | You cannot cut and paste objects between different projects or programs. |
Project Program | Product, Library | You cannot cut project or program objects and paste them into a product or library context. |
For more detailed information, see Exchanging Data Between Contexts.
| | The Windchill clipboard does not recognize keyboard shortcuts such as CTRL+C or CTRL+Z. Press CTRL and right-click to access any options available from your browser menu. |