Paste Multiple Items

[jcolon]

I have several items in a drawing that repeat. I highlighted the item, right click and hit copy. Then I go and Right click>Paste and the dialog box comes up where I need to pick the source point of the pasting object, then I have to click where I want my object located in the drawing, pretty straight forward. What I am curious about is if there a way to paste the said item several times after picking the source point once instead of going through the entire process over and over again.

The objects go in separate locations therefor copying several of them at once and pasting it is not a good move since I would have to go back and delete the items that aren't necessary. This is for notes in a few rather large BOMs.

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[DeanLong]

Javier,

Do you mean copied multiple times in the same drawing or from one drawing to multiple other drawings?

[jcolon]

I meant within the same drawing. I have a BOM that has certain repeating items, but are not consecutive and the multiple-paste function could come in handy.

[DeanLong]

Good....you can.

1. Click the "Edit" drop down on the tool bar, select "Translate and Copy"

2. Select the text box you want to copy. (Not the text itself)

3. Use the "From-To" menu item.

4. Left click in one location and a little distance away left click again and it will ask how many you want. Enter number of copies you want.

You can then move the copied ones to you desired locations.

[DeanLong]

We may have and issue. Do you mean in the same drawing AND in the same BOM Table? Then it's a different process.

[jcolon]

It is a balloon and a leader that I want to copy in multiple locations. It goes on, let's say, Item 3, 5, 13, 14, 15, and 30, in the BOM table. Doing the way you mentioned copies them in a direction but doesn't place them in any particular spot. The spacing on the locations in my BOMs aren't always the same. This is a good option if I had a bunch in a row that are equidistant.

[DeanLong · Accepted solution]

You have the ability to move them independently after the copy. Then you can edit the attachment of each of the Balloon leader arrow. It's there...just play with it a bit.

Or you could create a custom symbol and it will behave like a "paste, multiple" too.

[jcolon]

Great. I'm new to to Creo, I will make a custom symbol then. Sounds easier than anything else... for the future at least. Thank you!