Copying Elements

The Copy command is available at various places of SOLIDWORKS Electrical. The command can copy several types of elements to the SOLIDWORKS Electrical clipboard. You can insert or create new elements from the clipboard using the Paste or Paste special commands.

Copying from the Graphical Area

You can Copy entities in the graphical area.
  1. Access the Copy command using one of the following:
    • Click Edit > Copy .
    • From the graphical element context menu, select Copy .
  2. Select the entities to Copy in the graphical area.
  3. Validate the selection.

    The elements can be inserted in the same or another drawing using the Paste or Paste special commands. The original elements are unchanged.

Copying Using Management Dialog Boxes

You can Copy elements using management dialog boxes.
  1. Select the elements to Copy.
  2. Click Management dialog boxes > Copy .

    The original elements are kept and can be pasted in the same or another class. At the creation of the new elements, the original elements are unchanged.

Copying from the Electrical Project Pages

You can Copy using the context menu of an electrical project, book, folder, or drawings.
  1. Select the elements to Copy.
  2. From the project, book, folder, or drawing context menu, select Copy .
The original elements are kept and can be pasted in a similar structure. For example, you can Copy and Paste from a book to a book. A book cannot be pasted in a folder. At the creation of the new elements, the original elements are unchanged.