Solid Edge Cannot copy sketch from one layer to another

I cannot copy a sketch from one layer to another in the Solid Edge Draft environment.

Steps to reproduce:

• Create a drawing.
• Define two layers.
• Make the first layer active and sketch some geometry.
• Select the sketch and 'Copy'.
• Make the second layer active and 'Paste'.
• 'Show only' the second layer - the pasted sketch is not there.
• 'Show only' the first layer - the sketch has been copied to this source layer.

Solution

Layers are not a place in which objects reside - they are merely display filters.

When you copy and paste, the new objects will retain the layer of the original objects - they will not obtain a different layer.  Making a different layer the active layer before pasting will make no difference to this.

The workaround is to take the copied/pasted sketch from the source layer and use the Move Elements command that will move the selected geometry to another layer.

Hardware/Software Configuration

Platform: INTL64
OS: windows
OS Version: n/a
Product: SOLID_EDGE
Application: DRAFT
Version: V221.0
Function: LAYERS

Ref: 002-8523988