cadline wrote:
It seem that one can only copy GTV as seperate drawings.
It would be nice if it was possible to clipboard select, copy and paste an entire drawing file the way it was setup in the first place.
And, if you really are dealing with GTVs, so you can. Joanna is right, and all the others are wrong, misunderstood you, or have a very personal view of what a GTV is - or maybe I have misunderstood you.
If by entire drawing you mean entire drawing, save it, and simply save again it under another name.
Another possible problem is your concept of a GTV. A GTV is a collection of layers within a drawing that are turned on. That's all, and that's how you make them. The entities on those layers may or may not be visible, i.e. they may be off the screen, but they still compose part of a GTV.
There are two ways to export. The most usual is essentially as you describe.
1. Select a GTV
2. Hit R. This ensures that all entities in the GTV are indeed visible. In my
case they always are, I think, but not everybody need work that way.
3. Clipboard select by area, copy - just as you say
4. Paste into new file
The alternative is usually for exporting to OtherCad.
1. Select a GTV
2. Export a DWG, " ON layers only". That's a GTV
3. Import same into a new file
I never use the Purge command. I didn't know it was there.
Thanks Joanna!