A CAD command that is easy to miss: NCOPY

[indiancad]

Have you ever needed just one object from inside a block or XREF?

 

Instead of opening or editing the source drawing, NCOPY lets you copy the required object directly into your current drawing.

 

For example, if you only need a wall, line, or detail from an XREF, run NCOPY, select the object, and place the copy where you need it.

 

It can save time when working with large drawings and XREFs.

 

How many of you use NCOPY regularly? What other lesser-known command saves you time?

Edited 10 hours ago by indiancad

[CyberAngel]

When that is what you need done, NCOPY is a wonderful tool. You don't have to worry about orientation or layers, you don't have to cut and paste from somewhere else, you just select the object(s) you want.

 

I don't use it often, but when I do, it's a real time saver. It's been in AutoCAD since 2013, so there's no excuse not to know about it.

 

[indiancad]

yes !exactly

[Paul Li]

Actually prior to NCOPY I used a lisp command called XCOPY that basically did similar operations.

Also could someone explain to me what the difference is with NCOPY Settings set to Insert vs Bind.

Irregardless of which setting the NCOPY object result is always a non-block object.

[CyberAngel]

1 hour ago, Paul Li said:

Actually prior to NCOPY I used a lisp command called XCOPY that basically did similar operations.

Also could someone explain to me what the difference is with NCOPY Settings set to Insert vs Bind.

Irregardless of which setting the NCOPY object result is always a non-block object.

If I'm reading the official documentation correctly,  the Insert setting only copies the object itself. The Bind setting brings along "named objects" associated with the object, that is, entities you would find in the Design Center, such as linetypes, layers, text styles, etc. You wouldn't notice them immediately, but they could interfere with the existing named objects in your drawing.

[Paul Li]

7 minutes ago, CyberAngel said:

If I'm reading the official documentation correctly,  the Insert setting only copies the object itself. The Bind setting brings along "named objects" associated with the object, that is, entities you would find in the Design Center, such as linetypes, layers, text styles, etc. You wouldn't notice them immediately, but they could interfere with the existing named objects in your drawing.

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I see said the blind man...For example, Layer names come over with $0$ as if bound...thanks.