on the device palette. The cursor will become a cross with a symbol of the
copied element attached to it.The Paste command in the Main Window lets you paste data from the clipboard. You can paste network element data onto a bus, or between two or three buses. You can paste relay data into a relay group. You can paste a region anywhere on the 1-line diagram. This command, in conjunction with the Copy command, is designed to help you copy system components from one location to another. You can use either the drag-drop method with the device palette or the menu command methods for pasting an element.
TO PASTE A NETWORK ELEMENT USING THE DEVICE PALETTE:
1. Click on the Paste button on the device palette. The cursor will become a cross with a symbol of the
copied element attached to it.
2. Use drag-drop technique to place the element to the desired location on the one-line diagram.
TO PASTE A LOAD, GENERATOR, SHUNT, OR SWITCHED SHUNT ONTO A BUS USING MENU COMMAND:
1. Select the destination bus by clicking on it with the left mouse button.
2. Select the Network | Paste command.
Note: This menu item is dimmed and cannot be activated if there is no system component data in the clipboard or if there is an incompatibility between the object in the clipboard and the item you selected.
A symbol for the pasted equipment will appear on the highlighted bus.
TO PASTE A LINE, 2-WINDING TRANSFORMER, SWITCH, OR PHASE SHIFTER BETWEEN TWO BUSES USING MENU COMMAND:
1. Select the first bus by clicking on it with the left mouse button. Then, with the <shift> key held down, click on the second bus.
Note: If you are pasting a wye-delta transformer, the first bus you select will be the wye side winding.
2. Select the Network | Paste command.
Note: This menu item is dimmed and cannot be activated if there is no system component data in the clipboard or if there is an incompatibility between the object in the clipboard and the item you selected.
A symbol for the pasted equipment will appear.
TO PASTE A 3-WINDING TRANSFORMER BETWEEN THREE BUSES USING MENU COMMAND:
1. Select the first bus by clicking on it with the left mouse button. Then, with the <shift> key held down, click on the second bus and then the third bus.
Note: The first bus you select will be bus1, the second will be bus2, and the third will be the tertiary bus.
2. Select the Network | Paste command.
A symbol for the pasted transformer will appear on the highlighted bus.
TO PASTE MUTUAL COUPLING PAIR DATA USING MENU COMMAND:
1. Click the left mouse button once on the first line in the mutual pair. Then, with the <shift> key held down, click on the second line
The two lines symbol will turn dotted red when selected.
2. Select the Network | Paste command.
The Paste mutual pair dialog box will appear to let you select desired line ends for mutual pair start point.
The mutual pair dialog box will appear showing the newly pasted mutual pair data.
Review mutual impedance and percent field values, make any necessary edit and click OK to close the dialog box
TO PASTE A RELAY GROUP ONTO A BRANCH USING MENU COMMAND:
1. Select the destination branch.
Click on the branch symbol near the terminal where you want to paste the relay group.
The branch symbol will turn dotted red when selected.
2. Select the Network | Paste Relay command.
The relay group, as well all the relays within it will be pasted onto on end of the branch.
TO PASTE A RELAY GROUP ONTO ANOTHER RELAY GROUP:
1. Select the destination relay group by clicking on the relay-group symbol.
The relay-group symbol will turn dotted red when selected.
2. Select the Network | Paste Relay command.
All the relays in the clipboard will be added to the destination relay group.
Note: When necessary, the program will alter the name of pasted relays to avoid having multiple relays with the same name in a relay group.
TO PASTE A SINGLE RELAY ONTO A RELAY GROUP USING MENU COMMAND:
1. Open the destination relay group by double-clicking on the relay-group symbol.
A dialog box will appear, with all the relays listed in a list box.
2. Press the Paste button.
A relay will be pasted. You will see its name shown in the list box.
Note: When necessary, the program will alter the name of pasted relays to avoid having multiple relays with the same name in a relay group.
TO PASTE EQUIPMENT AND RELAYS IN A REGION USING MENU COMMAND:
1. Click the mouse button at an empty spot on the one-line diagram.
This spot will become the center of the pasted equipment.
2. Select the Network | Paste Equipment command.
The pasted equipment will appear on the screen in a ghosted form. You can move the equipment with the mouse. Clicking the mouse outside of the ghosted area will finalize the pasting process.
Note: When necessary, the program will alter the name of pasted buses to avoid having multiple buses with the same name and nominal kV.
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