https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/net-forum/handle-behavior-in-save-as-and-just-window-copy-and-paste/m-p/11366351#M11980 <P>I'm referring to <A href="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/handles/td-p/3186966" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Handle property</A> for Autodesk object. From what I know it's unique within the drawing, and it persists across sessions ( meaning when you close and reopen the same drawing, the same object will have the same Handle).&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>But what if I copy the drawing ( let's call it Drawing.dwg) to another machine ( let's call it Drawing2.dwg), will the object in Drawing.dwg have the same Handle as the equivalent one in Drawing2.dwg? And what if I Save As the original Drawing ( let's call it DrawingSaveAs.dwg), will the object in Drawing.dwg have the same Handle as the equivalent one in DrawingSaveAs.dwg?</P> Thu, 18 Aug 2022 08:45:42 GMT soonhui 2022-08-18T08:45:42Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/net-forum/handle-behavior-in-save-as-and-just-window-copy-and-paste/m-p/11366351#M11980 <P>I'm referring to <A href="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/handles/td-p/3186966" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Handle property</A> for Autodesk object. From what I know it's unique within the drawing, and it persists across sessions ( meaning when you close and reopen the same drawing, the same object will have the same Handle).&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>But what if I copy the drawing ( let's call it Drawing.dwg) to another machine ( let's call it Drawing2.dwg), will the object in Drawing.dwg have the same Handle as the equivalent one in Drawing2.dwg? And what if I Save As the original Drawing ( let's call it DrawingSaveAs.dwg), will the object in Drawing.dwg have the same Handle as the equivalent one in DrawingSaveAs.dwg?</P> Thu, 18 Aug 2022 08:45:42 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/net-forum/handle-behavior-in-save-as-and-just-window-copy-and-paste/m-p/11366351#M11980 soonhui 2022-08-18T08:45:42Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/net-forum/handle-behavior-in-save-as-and-just-window-copy-and-paste/m-p/11366368#M11981 <P>Hi,</P> <P>They should remain the same. You can easily try it by yourself.</P> Thu, 18 Aug 2022 08:56:51 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/net-forum/handle-behavior-in-save-as-and-just-window-copy-and-paste/m-p/11366368#M11981 _gile 2022-08-18T08:56:51Z