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Copy when you meant to move? Or Move when you meant to copy?
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Sat Apr 24, 2010 4:30 pmby Robert Peters
When I copy objects I've been teaching myself to use the "Copy - Drag" command instead of using the check box in the "Move" command because I can't imagine the amount of times I copied when I meant to move or moved when I meant to copy. For copy now I hit "C" then "F7" for drag. For moving objects I can now use the "m" then "F1" and I don't have to remember to look over at the the "and copy" button to see if it is green. So simple I'm embarrased to admit it!
I've been using this program for over twenty years and I am still finding ways to use it better.
Re: Copy when you meant to move? Or Move when you meant to c
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Sat Apr 24, 2010 7:04 pmby Nick Pyner
Robert Peters wrote: For copy now I hit "C" then "F7" for drag. For moving objects I can now use the "m" then "F1" and I don't have to remember to look over at the the "and copy" button to see if it is green. So simple I'm embarrased to admit it!
I've been using this program for over twenty years and I am still finding ways to use it better.
Maybe you will feel better to know that C,F7 hasn't been with us for that long, we got blessed with it possibly as recently as V11.
You just missed it in the "what's new"
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Sun Apr 25, 2010 1:31 pmby Tony Blasio
I have set the INI setting to not remember the AndCopy status. This when whenever I use Move the AndCopy toggle is off regardless.
[General]
AndCopyRemembersStatus=FALSE
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Sun Apr 25, 2010 6:10 pmby Paul Nida
This can be turned on/off from within the program in the Program Preferences/Misc tab.
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Mon Apr 26, 2010 7:44 amby dmartens
I have only been using DC since V10 and I know C,F7 was there. When I work on dwgs done by someone else in our office I have to turn off the and copy toggle. Don't know why you would want to use move to copy something. Thats what copy is for.
Move/Copy Drag
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Mon Apr 26, 2010 9:26 amby ORWoody
I incorporated an easy solution to being able to have both options available.
I used the Alt+keys... I have set one key (Alt+R Relocate) to go directly to Move-drag. I have another (Alt+Y Copy) set to Copy-drag. By not ever resetting my move to the copy option, one always moves only and the other copies.
It would work fine with the ini file set to never make a copy when moving, but this works well also.
Woody
Move/Copy Drag
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Mon Apr 26, 2010 9:29 amby ORWoody
I just tested Paul's note for turning off the copy function in Program Preferences and it makes the Alt+ keys even safer.
Thanks for the heads-up, Paul.
Woody