Many of us use Copy and Paste in AutoCAD. Often when using Paste, we try to eyeball and line up the block we are pasting, or use osnaps. But there is a better way.
Example: Say you need to Copy the plan view of a stairway detail from one drawing to another, and naturally, you want to keep the valve and piping arrangement in the same relative position on each drawing
1. In the original drawing pick the Edit pulldown menu and pick Copy
2. Go to the target drawing and pick the Edit pulldown and pick Paste to Original Coordinates
That's it. You can also use the Copy with Base Point command from the same pulldown. Select a common reference point, like the corner of the stairway. Then use the Paste command and you will see that your crosshairs reflect that point.
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