HD63287: PART: PASTE SPECIAL. AS RESULT WITH LINK IN EXTERNAL REFERENCES NODE RESULTS IN ERROR AND CANNOT BE PASTED.

APAR status

• Closed as documentation error.

Error description

• PART: PASTE SPECIAL. AS RESULT WITH LINK IN
  EXTERNAL REFERENCES NODE RESULTS IN ERROR
  AND CANNOT BE PASTED.
  .
  SCENARIO.
  1.Create 2 new Cat Parts in V5.
  2.Create 2 planes in Part 1.
  3.Copy plane 1 and Paste Special With Link into
  Part 2.
  This creates an External References geometric Set
  4.Copy the 2nd plane and Paste Special With Link
  into the External References Geometric Set of Part
  2.
  Error 'Pasting in an External References body is
  forbidden'
  .
  .
  EXPECTED RESULT.
  Planes should get pasted in External References
  Geometrical Set.
  .
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• PART: PASTE SPECIAL. AS RESULT WITH LINK IN EXTERNAL REFERENCES
  NODE RESULTS IN ERROR AND CANNOT BE PASTED.
  PART: PASTE SPECIAL. AS RESULT WITH LINK IN
  EXTERNAL REFERENCES NODE RESULTS IN ERROR
  AND CANNOT BE PASTED.
  .
  SCENARIO.
  1.Create 2 new Cat Parts in V5.
  2.Create 2 planes in Part 1.
  3.Copy plane 1 and Paste Special With Link into
  Part 2.
  This creates an External References geometric Set
  4.Copy the 2nd plane and Paste Special With Link
  into the External References Geometric Set of Part
  2.
  Error 'Pasting in an External References body is
  forbidden'
  .
  .
  EXPECTED RESULT.
  Planes should get pasted in External References
  Geometrical Set.
  .
  

Problem conclusion

• THIS MODIFICATION WILL BE INCLUDED IN CATIA
  DOCUMENTATION DELIVERED WITH CATIA
  VERSION 5 RELEASE 18.
  .
  Documentation Reference
  Infrastructure User's Guide
  Basic Tasks
  Using the Paste Special... Command
  General Rules for Managing the Paste Destination
  "Pasting directly in an External References body is
  forbidden.
  .
  

Temporary fix

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