Paste command not working

[zachUDEDM]

 I'm trying to copy items from one drawing into another but for some reason when I use the paste command, nothing is showing up on the drawing.  It looks like the copy command is working and I'm not getting an error message.

Any idea what's happening or if there's a workaround I can try?

[pendean]

Are you sure the content you are pasting are just not way offscreen outside your immediate view?
and/or do you need to thaw/turn on all of your layers afterwards and REGENALL before looking for them off screen?
BTW there is always an error message if it fails.

[zachUDEDM]

To test it, I tried to copy and paste it right next to the original object in the same drawing.  So yes the layers are fine since I can see the object I'm copying and I'm using a base point on the object so it would paste in on my mouse.
Same result.

If there is always an error message, then is there somewhere I can find that it would be logged?

[pendean]

Does this problem occur in any other drawings, or just this one DWG file?

[zachUDEDM]

All drawings.  I've also tried using the right click command just in case it was an issue with the keyboard shortcuts but that didn't work either.  I did manage to paste in image files and text files from other programs just fine.  But when I try copying anything from autocad to autocad, nothing happens.

[pendean]

AutoCAD to AutoCAD? as in two separate program sessions? That never works, never has, never will AFAIK.
If you mean between two open DWG file windows in the same AutoCAD session, that works fine for almost everyone except you at the moment for some reason.

Which is it?

Post screenshots of your ABOUT command pop-up, as well as your GRAPHICSCONFIG command pop-up, and also list your OS for us please.

TIA

[Kent1Cooper · Accepted solution]

Something appears to be wrong with your PASTECLIP command.  When I use it, I get an insertion-point prompt that is not in your image:

Might you need a repair/reinstallation?

[zoe58E39]

Did this work? I'm having the same problem.  It was working fine up until a minute ago, now I can't paste anything.  (Copy command works fine, but ctrl+C ctrl+V just shows nothing, even though it says it's pasting in the command bar.

[tcarrBDA]

I'm having the same problem sporadically.  I haven't been able to find a pattern in the failures.  I am using 2023.

[pendean]

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@tcarrBDA wrote:

I'm having the same problem sporadically.  I haven't been able to find a pattern in the failures.  I am using 2023.

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Sadly, there is no universal fix for "sporadically": does restarting your AutoCAD help resolve the issue by chance?

Is there an error at the commandline you might have missed? Make sure it is 3-5 line tall next time it happens and see what AutoCAD is trying to share with you.

Does your OS Login TEMP folder need emptying?

Have you installed the 2023.1.5 Update yet? It is required, ABOUT command inside your AutoCAD2023 will confirm what you have installed. If not, get it from your Autodesk Account Page here https://manage.autodesk.com/cep/#products-services/updates
Restart your PC afterwards.

[tcarrBDA]

It may have been the temp folder.  Upon further review I discovered I had no available disk space and took the afternoon for some targeted cleanups. The problem went away with the other junk.

[claire_floodNVZD9]

i am also having this issue. there is no 'Specify insertion point' like there usually is. i have tried restarting autocad and its not working between any open dwg files. no errors in the command line either. 

[pendean]

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@claire_floodNVZD9 wrote:

i am also having this issue. there is no 'Specify insertion point' like there usually is....

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Ensure your commandline is on and for now about 5-10 lines tall, then do it all over again: start in the source file to CTRL+C (aka "copyclip' command) then look at the commandline for an error message. If you see none then in the destination file use CTRL+V (aka "pasteclip" command) and see if there is an error message.

Now you'll know what is going on. Share a screenshot of that error here if you need further assistance.

[sonakshi_goyalX6YS5]

I am facing the issue 

[cadffm]

Hi,

still after reboot?

[RocksterB]

I just had this issue. I discovered someone had frozen the current layer and AutoCAD wouldn't paste. My problem is solved. 

[tcarrBDA]

Thank you.
Like taking a deathly ill child to the emergency room, my issued cleared up as soon as I asked for help. Don't know why it started or why is cleared up.. I suspect a similar issue to yours. Thanks again!

[ll9780l]

ctrl+shift V worked for me. This pastes it as a block

[cadffm]

and CTRL+V not?