copy paste

I have problem with copy paste. sometimes when i just copy and paste, object is far away of my pickbox. I can use copy with base point but i wanna now why is it happening.

Thanks

PS. sorry if my english is not good

This may sound pretty stupid.....but today I had one of the surveyors ring me and basically tell me to fix my 2007 up so they could copy paste in my drawings I sent them.........They were using 2000 (I save back to 2004).

Apparently this copy/paste issue is a recognised acad bug.......and there is a patch out to fix it........I can't remember the google search for it.....but I will find out when I get back to work tomorrow....wait up all.......it is there.......

It has to do with saving down from 2007.

but they are running 2006 according to their blurb Alan - does that mean there's a different solution?

Check up BASE system variable:

Command: base
Enter base point <0.0000,0.0000,0.0000>: *Cancel*

Your original drawing, the one that you are trying to copy into a new one, is drawn far away from the UCS origin (the point 0,0,0).

The same happens with blocks and X-refs.

Also, make sure your UCS is set to the same orientation in both drawings. If one is rotated, your object will be thrown out in space when pasted.

base point is 51862.7179, 27074.9103, 0.0000

I change to 0, 0, 0 but there is no difference. Some drawings have base point different then 0,0,0 and there is no problem.

problem occur when i get drawings from some architects ( i am HVAC designer ) . I assume that they do something with drawing when they convert them. Also if i copy all objects and paste in new drawing , problem disappear.

I think it's because of the "units", check you have the same units set up in both drawings and then try again.

but they are running 2006 according to their blurb Alan - does that mean there's a different solution?

No, mate...the fix is for everything below 2007...I didn't know anything about it until today......

No, mate...the fix is for everything below 2007...I didn't know anything about it until today......

This problem appears to be in all versions 2004~2007. If you save a drawing to an earlier version you can not copy and paste from the drawing. Autodesk has a hotfix for this.

http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/dl/item?siteID=123112&id=7450124&linkID=9240618

Right-mouse click "Copy with base point" or CTRL+SHIFT+C

I am currently using Autocad 2000LT. Recently viewed a drawing with 2007LT and did some changes and saved in the lower version. Little did I know it would cause a Cut/Paste problem.

So, now I have that problem and, as directed by the Hotfix, I tried locating the dll file but cannot find it.

So could someone advise me what to do next?

Go to the start menu select search and do a search for acdb17.dll. If that doesn't work just search *.dll.

I too have had this problem of Cut & Paste hanging for up to 12 mins and it also seemed to start with a drawing from an architect?? Try this, it worked for me. (you'll need to do it in both the drawing you are cutting from and the drawing you are pasting too). In the command line type

-scalelistedit

Reset

Yes

Exit