two files displayed on screen at same time

[cliffordjohnturner]

I have two file open and want to copy from one to the other..

In the past, I would both files on the screen at the same time

I've been off AutoCAD for a year and cannot remember how.

Any help will be appreciated.

Thanks

[paullimapa]

There are multiple methods to do this.

If you're running AutoCAD older than 2022, one way is to open each dwg in a separate session of AutoCAD. Then you can position both AutoCAD windows side by side so you can see both dwgs simultaneously.

If you're running AutoCAD 2022 and newer, make sure system variable SYSFLOATING is set to 1.

Then with both dwgs opened, you should see each of the drawings shown as tabs along the top.
Click and hold the DWG tab you want to move.
Drag it downward and away from the row of drawing tabs.
Keep dragging until the drawing becomes a separate floating window.

Now you can resize the AutoCAD window along with the separate floating DWG window side by side.

You're ready to select the objects you want to copy (Ctrl+C) from one dwg and paste (Ctrl+V) into the other dwg.

[imadHabash · Accepted solution]

Hi,

@cliffordjohnturner 

>> In the past, I would both files on the screen at the same time

The fastest and easiest way is choosing Tile Horizontally or Tile Vertically to split automatically your screen between all opened files. you can type SYSWINDOWS in the command line and choose a tiling option OR from the menu bar (window tab) as shown below.

[cliffordjohnturner · Accepted solution]

Thanks !!!