The objects you selected are copied to a new location determined by the distance and direction between the first and second points.
Copy an Object Using a Displacement
Click
Home tab > Modify panel > Copy.
Find
Select the objects to copy and press Enter.
Enter the displacement in the form of a Cartesian, polar, cylindrical, or spherical coordinate value. Do not include the @ sign, because a relative coordinate is assumed.
At the prompt for the second point, press Enter.
The coordinate values are used as a relative displacement rather than the location of a base point. The selected objects are copied to a new location determined by the relative coordinate values you enter.
Copy and Paste
Press Ctrl+C or click
Home tab > Clipboard panel > Copy Clip.
Find
Select the objects to copy and press Enter.
The objects are now available to be pasted into the same drawing or another drawing.
If necessary, switch to the drawing where you want to paste the objects.
Use one of the following commands to paste the objects:
Ctrl+V or
Home tab > Clipboard panel > Paste.
Find
Ctrl+Shift+V or
Home tab > Clipboard panel > Paste as Block.
Find
Home tab > Clipboard panel > Paste to Original Coordinates.
Find
Follow any prompts.
Important: The Copy-Paste feature in Windows can be used to transfer objects between various Windows applications, but it does not maintain the highest level of precision within AutoCAD. To maintain precision, use COPYBASE rather than COPYCLIP (Ctrl+C).
Copy and Paste with Base Point
Press Ctrl+Shift+C or enter COPYBASE at the command prompt.
Select the base point.
Select the objects to copy and press Enter.
The objects are now available to be pasted into the same drawing or another drawing.
If necessary, switch to the drawing where you want to paste the objects.
Paste the objects using one of the commands shown previously.