TRANSFER

Purpose:

To copy selected information in the current drawing to another drawing in the Drawing data bank or any other data bank. If the receiving drawing does not exist, it will be automatically created.

Instructions:

1. In the File menu, click Transfer.

2. In the object browser dialog that now appears, you are prompted to key in the name of the receiving drawing. It is possible to browse the contents of the Drawing data bank by keying in a wild card name.

   If the receiving drawing does not exist in the data bank, it will be created automatically. In this case a browser for the Standard data bank appears and you will be prompted to key in the name of the desired form. Also here, it is possible to browse the contents of the Standard data bank by keying in a wild card name. To skip the form, just click OK.

3. Next, you are asked how to select the information to transfer:

   • by subpicture

   • by layer

     When selecting by subpicture, the subpictures are indicated by user, one by one. In case the receiving drawing contains a form, you are prompted to give the position for each subpicture in the receiving drawing, relative to that form. When ready with the subpicture selection, click Operation Complete or Cancel.

     When selecting by layer, layer numbers are keyed in by user, one by one. When ready with the layer selection, just click CR or click Cancel.

4. To complete the transfer operation, click Operation Complete.

Options:

By clicking Options, it is possible specify the data bank for the receiving drawing. Just key in the name of an existing data bank.

Result:

Information selected by user in the current drawing is copied to the receiving drawing.