Standard variant by using the menu or the keyboard shortcuts

How to copy FBD-elements in the →graphical FBD-editor onto the clipboard of the operating system:

1. Select the FBD-elemens that you want to copy.

2. In menu Edit or from the context menu of the FBD-editor, select Copy. Alternative: Press Ctrl+C.

How to move FBD-elements in the FBD-editor onto the clipboard of the operating system:

1. Select the FBD-elements that you want to move.

2. In menu Edit or from the context menu of the FBD-editor, select Cut. Alternative: Press Ctrl+X.

How to paste FBD-elements from the clipboard of the operating system to the FBD-editor:

1. Go to the position in the FBD-editor where you want to paste the FBD-elements.

2. In menu Edit or from the context menu of the FBD-editor, select Paste. Alternative: Press Ctrl+V.

3. Drag the FBD-elements to the destination and set them by pressing the primary mouse button.
   During this user action, it is possible that affected lines are automatically rerouted. If the positioned element is presented with a red rectangle, the destination is not possible.
   You might want to use the following key while positioning the element: Press the ESC-key, if you do not want to position the element and abort the action.
   Possible results of pasting:
   

   • If you paste →global variables into a →function block or →function, →external variables are automatically inserted for them (instead of global variables).

   • If you paste a →value field with a →variable but there is already a different FBD-element with the name of the variable, the pasted value field is highlighted as faulty.
     Example: You paste a value field with the variable Motor1. As there is already a →connector named Motor1, the pasted value field with Motor1 is highlighted as faulty.

   • If you paste one of the other FBD-elements (incl. →call of a →function block instances, excl. the call of a →function) but there is already an FBD-element with the name of the pasted FBD-element, the pasted FBD-element is named similarly to the original name.
     Example: You paste the connector C5. As there is already a variable with the name C5, the pasted connector is named C6 (instead of C5).
     Special case when pasting: If the name of a function block instance is entered within a value field and you paste this value field, logi.CAD 3 do not change the name of the function block instance that is entered within the value field.
     Example: You paste the value field RS3.Q1 as well as the call of the function block instance RS3. As there is already a function block instance named RS3, the pasted function block instance is named RS4 (instead of RS3) but at the same time the value field RS3.Q1 is pasted (hence, the name of the function block instance is not changed within the pasted value field).

   • If you paste lines without the belonging FBD-elements, open lines are pasted.

See the troubleshooting article "After a pasting process, the FBD-editor does not react to user actions", if you notice performance problems when pasting many FBD-elements.

Copy-and-paste variant by using the mouse

1. Select the FBD-elemens that you want to copy.

2. Press and hold the Ctrl-key as well as the primary mouse button.

3. Drag the FBD-elements to the destination and release the pressed key and button.
   During this user action, it is possible that affected lines are automatically rerouted. If the positioned element is presented with a red rectangle, the destination is not possible.
   You might want to use the following key while positioning the element: Press the ESC-key, if you do not want to position the element and abort the action.
   The possible results of pasting by using the mouse are the same as when pasting by using the menu or keyboard shortcuts. Exception: This variant is not supported, if you have selected lines only.