Using Copy, Paste, Drag and Drop between other Editors and Task Management Editor

This task shows you how to perform Copy, Paste, Drag and Drop commands between the logical structure created in VPM Physical Editor and Task Management Editor.

This task shows you how to:

Before you begin:
  • Multi-select is available for the copy command.
  • If representation or reference on the Clipboard is modified in the VPM Editor session, while using Paste, an error message will display. You will have to save the modification made to the objects (representations, references etc.) prior to pasting it in the Task Management Editor.
Related Topics
Using Copy, Cut, Paste, Drag and Drop in Task Management Editor

Using Copy and Paste

In this example you will copy the Product17674 from the VPM Physical Editor into the Inputs node of the Task Management Editor.

  1. From the structure in the VPM Physical Editor, right-click Product17674 and select Copy .

    The selected part is stored in the Clipboard.

  2. In the Task Management Editor, right-click the Inputs node and select Paste . Product17675 is displayed under Inputs node. The pasted part under the Inputs node points to the same items as the original part.



    Note: You can paste the same data multiple times until the Clipboard is updated with new data.

Using Drag and Drop

This task shows you how to use drag and drop.

  1. Copy and Paste can also be achieved by selecting and dragging the Product17675 part directly in to the Inputs node.

  2. The mouse pointer will change into when you start dragging. When the drag and drop will not have any effect, the mouse pointer will change into .

    Note: The checks for the Tasks for Catia V6 to be in final state are not performed during the drag of the object, but only during the drop (equivalent to Paste).