Copy Pasting Issue /tmp/A$ to and from another file

[laeloren]

Hi, 

Really need your help. We just upgraded our computers to an M1 Mac and now using 2021 Autocad. 

When I do a copy of a simple line or text  and paste to another opened file, I get a text containing /tmp/A$Cbd6a23dc.DWG (different values) on every drawing. This happens to every single file I have on our network drive. I have attached a screenshot of what it looks like pasted and what it looks before I paste.

Thanks 

[maxim_k]

Welcome to Autodesk Forums!

Hi @laeloren ,

Does this happens only with drawings on network drive? How about local storage?

Do you you have any clipboard manager installed on your Mac?

[laeloren]

Hi! Thanks for the response, but it happens to drawings on both network and local storage.

[maxim_k]

And what about clipboard manager?

[laeloren]

HI there again,

Can you please elaborate what clipboard manager is, I am not sure if I have one. I just installed the new software on the new mac M1. Thanks a lot!

[laeloren]

After researching - I finally know what command is happening when I do the Command+V. However, this is not what I want, I just want to copy and paste. Why is everything I paste become a pasteblock?\

PASTEBLOCK:

As the command suggests it will paste copied object as a block in the current drawing. After pasting this drawing as a block you will find that AutoCAD will assign a completely random string of characters to its name which looks like A$605D409A but you can rename this block to something meaningful by using RENAME command.

[maxim_k · Accepted solution]

>>>>>>Can you please elaborate what clipboard manager is

Clipboard manager is an application that adds functionality to an operating system's clipboard:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clipboard_manager

Here are some examples:

https://www.slant.co/topics/2622/~best-clipboard-managers-for-mac

>>>>>Why is everything I paste become a pasteblock?

The default OOTB shortcut for PASTEBLOCK command is Shift+Cmd+V, not sure why it is Cmd+V on your side.

From your last answer I still don't get  - is your "paste problem" resolved?

BTW - have you installed the latest Update for AC 2021 for Mac? I resolves some issues with macOS Big Sur:

AutoCAD for Mac 2021.1.1 Hotfix

[laeloren]

Thanks for the help. It's my remote desktop manager that's actually causing it. ANYDESK for some reason paste it as a pasteblock instead of paste.