PASTEBLOCK — Paste as Block

Pastes the clipboard contents as a block.

• Command: PASTEBLOCK · Global name: _PASTEBLOCK · Shortcut: Ctrl+Shift+V
• Ribbon: Home › Clipboard
• Menu: Edit

Pastes the copy as a single object: it creates a new block definition with it and inserts it at the point you specify. The pasted content can then be moved, copied or erased in one go.

Usage

1. Copy the objects with COPYCLIP, CUTCLIP or COPYBASE.
2. Press Ctrl+Shift+V or enter PASTEBLOCK.
3. Specify the insertion point. While you move the cursor, the outline of the copy is shown.

Specify insertion point:

4. The block is inserted at scale 1 with no rotation.

Notes

• The block gets an automatic name, A$C followed by 8 characters, as in AutoCAD.
• The base point of the block is the base point of the copy.
• To get the loose objects back, use EXPLODE.

See also

PASTECLIP · BLOCK · EXPLODE · Blocks