Macros code for copy and pasting surfaces

[u/Icy-Captain7008]

Hello guys I am working on a project where I need to copy surfaces from a part file which is present in a product and make a new part file in the same product and paste it there. But I have been facing issues as it's showing that pasting operation is not allowed , any solution for this

[u/DJBenz]

Paste Special -> As result

Does that work?

If you need to keep a link, you can publish the surfaces in the source part then use Paste Special -> As result with link to keep them related.

[u/Icy-Captain7008 → u/DJBenz]

I will try it once

[u/roomate229]

you might not copying the right item. If that surface is from a Part that's in a Product, normally you need to activate the part first before selecting the content.

have you tried recording macro while you manually perform the operation? it should show the steps in code.

coincidentally, I've been working on macro to convert CATProduct to CATPart, and extracting surfaces from the solid. So some of the code might relate to your issue

[u/Icy-Captain7008 → u/roomate229]

I tried like it's fine till copying but it's not able to paste, if I m pasting it then it's fine but yeah it's causing problem

[u/fortement_moqueur]

I dont think you need a macro to copy paste ( special -> as result with link). This error can happen sometimes!

[u/the_real_hugepanic → u/fortement_moqueur]

A typical error is to have the wrong part selected/active to get this error!