AutoCAD: Copy/Paste taking a long time or not working

January 21, 2022 Jeff Arbogast

Issue:

AutoCAD: Copy/Paste taking a long time or not working.

When using Copy/Paste in AutoCAD the command either takes a very long time to Paste or does not work at all. This can cause crashing with Fatal errors.

Causes:

  • Too Much data selected (There is a memory limit to Copy/Paste).
  • Corruption.
  • Bad install.
  • Wrong Video Card or Driver.
  • Scaling from Model Space to Paper Space is not the same.

Solution:

About the Author

Jeff Arbogast

Manufacturing Solution Center Team Lead<br><br>Jeff is responsible for manufacturing Technical Support for both internal staff and customers. In addition to the daily activities of the support center, he helps write for the National Support Center blog, and has written online classes for the IMAGINiT training on demand site.

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