Can someone help me copy and paste new for a component?

[rekknives]

I may have put this in the wrong forum, if so, Mods please move

For some reason the program is throwing an error, it just flashes up real quick and is then gone so I can't even read it. Then the 'Move/Copy' box pops up (which is not what I want to do). 

Basically I want to create another 'Show_Side_Scale' component that is independent from the first one so I can modify it slightly. This will allow me to put both types of scales on the same drawing. 

[jhackney1972]

I to cannot figure out why you cannot use the standard process of Copy/Paste New to do what you want.  That being said, take a look at the Screencast to see an alternate method.  I also prove at the end that the component is truly independent of the original.  Model attached.

[jeff_strater · Accepted solution]

[edit] - I did not see @jhackney1972 's post - that is yet another way to do it, certainly!

This is a bug, definitely.  We will need to investigate, so thank you for sharing the model.  What happens is that Paste New tries to extract and copy the features that compose that component, then dumps you into Move to move the new component.  In this case, the copy has failed somehow, but Move is still invoked, but has nothing to move.  That's why you see the command with nothing selected.

There is a workaround, if a bit ugly.  Select that component, right click, and choose Save Copy As.  This creates a new design with just the features in that component. I don't know why this succeeds and the Paste New copy does not.  That's part of the investigation.  Anyway, you can Insert that design, and then do Break Link.  Here is an image (I added a Hole to show it is independent), and the model is attached.

[rekknives]

Thanks guys, I wasn't sure if it was something I was doing on my end causing the issue. I appreciate the help and checking on it for me! 

Jeff, that's exactly what I ended up doing as a work around. thanks

[murray.wyma]

Hi - I'm not sure if anyone will pick up on this given the thread is about a year old.
But I have EXACTLY the same problem. See attached file - it's the "Front Cover" that cannot I cannot "Paste New". Grrr!!

[g-andresen]

Hi,

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@murray.wyma  schrieb:

See attached file - it's the "Front Cover" that cannot I cannot "Paste 

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nothing attached!

günther

[murray.wyma]

Thanks for taking the time to look at this Gunther - maybe the file's too large as an attachment. I'll create a link instead - could you see if this Sharepoint link works (the file is a copy, so I'm not concerned if it gets edited!)?:

https://enatel-my.sharepoint.com/:u:/g/personal/murray_wyma_enatelenergy_com/EaOStjdMFXdIk_ym3d2A-hU...

[jhackney1972]

You have some serious errors throughout this assembly and some of them are interfering with the Copy/Paste New.  If you want to get an independent copy, without cleaning up your model first, you can right click on the Front Cover and choose Save Copy As to create an independent file in the cloud.  You can even rename it if you desire.  Then you turn around and insert it from the cloud as a new independent component and Break Link if you desire.

[murray.wyma]

Thanks so much, John.

Due to my rather "learner" status with Fusion 360, I'm sure my approach has been "less than optimal"!! I have noticed errors creep in, but when I try yo get rid of them, things seem to get worse - or there is nothing to guide a beginner like me to be able to fix them.

I was thinking of doing what you have suggested - and will indeed do so.  

It is a very big help to know that it is due to my mistakes - so I thank you again very much for you help!

Cheers,

Murray