Move/Copy to Layer

The Home | Clipboard | Move/Copy to Layer command or the button moves copies the selected feature(s) to another base (vector) layer or to the plot document. To move or copy features, select the features and click the Home | Clipboard | Move/Copy to Layer command. The Move/Copy to Layer dialog is displayed.

Features can also be moved to another layer by clicking and dragging the feature in the Contents window.

Move/Copy to Layer Dialog

The Move/Copy to Layer dialog is displayed when the Move/Copy to Layer command is clicked. Specify the destination and operation for the selected features.

Move or copy features to other layers.

Destination Layer

The selected features are added to the layer selected in the Destination layer list. Select Plot document to move or copy the features to the plot document. Select a layer to move the features to a map layer.

Operation

Specify whether you wish to move or copy the selected features in the Operation group. Select Move selected objects to move the features to the Destination layer. Select Copy selected objects to copy the features to the Destination layer.

See Also

Duplicate

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