Copying from one dwg file to another?
Copying from one dwg file to another?
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Hello folks:
I have a set of lines and circles I would like to copy from one file to another. I am not able to do it.
I select the lines and circles, then issue the copy command in file A.
I go to file B, issue the paste command.
It pastes unrelated items from another windows program that I selected and issued the copy command to!
What is going on?
Thanks
I have a set of lines and circles I would like to copy from one file to another. I am not able to do it.
I select the lines and circles, then issue the copy command in file A.
I go to file B, issue the paste command.
It pastes unrelated items from another windows program that I selected and issued the copy command to!
What is going on?
Thanks





RE: Copying from one dwg file to another?
RE: Copying from one dwg file to another?
- Selected everything I wanted to copy with Ctrl+A
- Used Ctrl+C
- I got an error message in the Command Window down below:
- "Cannot create temp file,
Closing the DraftSight and restarting does not seem to help...<<error>>"
Al
RE: Copying from one dwg file to another?
RE: Copying from one dwg file to another?
RE: Copying from one dwg file to another?
: ._MAINSELECT
Specify opposite corner:
:
Specify reference point»
108 found, 108 total
Can't create temp file
«Error»
I wonder what this "Can't create temp file" means...
Al
RE: Copying from one dwg file to another?
The layer is still there, though.
RE: Copying from one dwg file to another?
The last post was meant for a different thread....
RE: Copying from one dwg file to another?
RE: Copying from one dwg file to another?
Can't create temp file
«Error»
Al
RE: Copying from one dwg file to another?
RE: Copying from one dwg file to another?
This problem came back. I cannot remember how I resolved it last time. There were no solutions offered here.
Again, using Ctrl+C (or its equivalents using the DraftSight provided icons, right mouse click menu...)I cannot copy an object to the clipboard.
I get the following message:
"can't create temp file".
How do I resolve this?
Thanks,
Al
RE: Copying from one dwg file to another?
Uninstalled DraftSight completely, then reinstalled.
I can now copy with Ctrl+c and its equivalents....
Al
RE: Copying from one dwg file to another?
Yesterday when I could no longer copy objects again, I took the error message "Can't create temp file" as a clue, and looked at
C:> Users>"your_user_name">AppData>Local>Temp on my Windows 7 computer.
(I am going from memory and this may not be the exact location).
I found a bunch of folders related to DraftSight. Deleting them solved the problem!
No more lengthy uninstalls and re-installs.
BTW, you need to close DraftSight to be able to delete everything...