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title: "Cut / Copy / Paste"
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updated: 2026-09-07T11:51:19Z
published: 2026-09-07T11:51:19Z
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> ## Documentation Index
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# Cut / Copy / Paste

![ActionCut.svg](https://cdn.document360.io/820e11db-8ed5-45ae-ac86-f6b77dcb2aa7/Images/Documentation/ActionCut.svg) ![ActionCopy.svg](https://cdn.document360.io/820e11db-8ed5-45ae-ac86-f6b77dcb2aa7/Images/Documentation/ActionCopy.svg) ![ActionPaste.svg](https://cdn.document360.io/820e11db-8ed5-45ae-ac86-f6b77dcb2aa7/Images/Documentation/ActionPaste.svg)

These commands cut or copy the selection and paste.

> [!TIP]
> ### Requirements
> 
> Select objects and/or folders through the tree view or the 3D scene. Then cut or copy and paste.

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**Paste to another instance of the application**

- Data are not copied to the OS clipboard, both instances will communicate when pasting:
  - the source instance must stay opened while pasting.
  - the data must not be modified from cutting/copying until the end of the pasting. Modified objects will not be pasted.
  - both instances must be opened by the same software version.
  - commands must be closed in both instances when pasting.
- Data will be scaled at paste when source and target units are different.
- Default folders cannot be duplicated when they are pasted at the root level. Otherwise, they become standard folders. In other words, when you paste a default folder, it will be merged with the corresponding default folder in the target instance.
- Cut objects are sent to the Recycle Bin.

> [!WARNING]
> ### Notes
> 
> Pasted data are temporarily copied in the software temp folder while pasting: the paste will fail if this drive is full.
> 
> Keep also in mind that duplicating data in two instances could make you also lack RAM.

**Common behavior (Paste to the same instance/Paste to another instance)**

- Pasted objects are:
  - either inserted at root level, if not specified.
  - or inserted in selected folder.
- Default folders are ignored when cutting.

> [!WARNING]
> ### Notes
> 
> Any object can be cut/copy/paste, except the World Coordinate System (WCS) and a CloudWorx cloud.
> 
> Some objects may be linked to other objects in the project. In this case, copies must include all elements related to those objects.
> 
> - Report Data must be copied with their respective folder in order to generate a valid report.
> - View Sets must be copied with the associated visible elements