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#1918 by Rob T
Tue Jan 08, 2013 7:34 am
Why can I not copy an item from a drawing, I keep getting
"The command is not allowed for this proxy" message in the command line.
Tried using copy and copy with base point.
I am using ProgeCad 2013 Pro.
Any assistance appreciated.

#1919 by caddit
Tue Jan 08, 2013 12:37 pm
Dear Rob T,


This is because the Windows Clipboard needs to use different formats (called mime types) for different kinds of clipboard information:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa359736.aspx

The "proxy" (application) that you are trying to paste into does not support direct clipboard data mime type from progeCAD.

More info: progeCAD "drawings" differ from "Paint" drawings in that it contains vector data (real geometry, coordinate data, etc), as opposed to raster data (pixels). The program that you are trying to paste into may accept a screen shot rather than a direct copy-paste from progeCAD.


Hope that helps.