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Copy Elements Between Diagrams
On a diagram, if you have created a structure of elements such as a State Machine, you might want to copy that structure onto another diagram as a new set of elements without losing the organization of the structure. In doing this, you can change any of the element names within the structure and still preserve the relative nesting of the elements.
You can also cut multiple elements from one diagram and paste them into another, and simple paste an element or elements as links to the original elements. If you cut elements from a diagram, the elements are not cleared from the source diagram until they are pasted into the target diagram.
Access Source diagram > Right-click selected elements | Copy (Ctrl+C) then
Target diagram > Right-click diagram background | Paste Element(s) as New (Ctrl+Shift+V) or
Target diagram > Right-click diagram background | Paste Element(s) as Link (Shift+Insert)
Complete the Paste Element(s) as New Dialog
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Original Element Name |
Each element name defaults to selected, to be inserted in the target diagram. If you want to omit an element from the copied structure, clear the checkbox against it.
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New Element Name |
If you want to give a copied element a new name, delete the current name and type in the new name.
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Include Connectors |
This checkbox defaults to selected, to make copies of the original connectors where both source and target elements in the relationship have been copied. This maintains the relationships between and organization of the copied elements. If you do not want to copy the connectors, clear the checkbox.
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Paste |
Click on this button to add the copied elements and connectors to the target diagram as new elements.
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Notes
| · | If you want to copy a single element, click on it and select the Edit | Copy menu option |
| · | Package elements cannot be copied as structured elements |
| · | The Date Created and Time Created parameters of a pasted-as-new element are set to the current date and time; the parameters for a linked element remain the same as the copied element |
| · | Elements - including special embedded elements such as SysML Properties - do not have to have a parent element when pasting as new, although normal embedded elements such as Ports must have a parent |
| · | Elements in State regions cannot be pasted as new outside the parent element |
| · | Parenting is still applied when copying and pasting as new using Ctrl+click-and-drag between (floating) diagrams |
| · | You can also use the Cut, Copy and Paste icons in the Default Tools toolbar |
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