# Problem with copying with the latest version

**URL:** <https://forums.sketchup.com/t/problem-with-copying-with-the-latest-version/171814>\
**Category:** SketchUp\
**Created:** [August 3, 2021, 11:12pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/problem-with-copying-with-the-latest-version/171814 "2021-08-03T23:12:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Mariusdrawing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/278dde/32.png) [@Mariusdrawing](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Mariusdrawing)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2021, 11:12pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/problem-with-copying-with-the-latest-version/171814/1 "2021-08-03T23:12:19Z")

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I find the latest version has made copying virtually impossible and is slowing me down. What happened to the control key. Takes forever to get this to function. Is there an issue or what am I doing wrong?

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**Author:** ![Guido](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/guido/32/208097_2.png) [@Guido](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Guido)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2021, 11:17pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/problem-with-copying-with-the-latest-version/171814/2 "2021-08-03T23:17:26Z")

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Watch this [What’s New in 2021.1 - Skill Builder - YouTube](https://youtu.be/4YiRPBTAjnA)

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**Author:** ![Mariusdrawing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/278dde/32.png) [@Mariusdrawing](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Mariusdrawing)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2021, 11:37pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/problem-with-copying-with-the-latest-version/171814/3 "2021-08-03T23:37:12Z")

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Thanks…I find this annoying now but will get the hang of it.

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**Author:** ![Mariusdrawing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/278dde/32.png) [@Mariusdrawing](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Mariusdrawing)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2021, 12:08am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/problem-with-copying-with-the-latest-version/171814/4 "2021-08-04T00:08:03Z")

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i am getting it. thanks it’s not bad.

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**Author:** ![simoncbevans](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/simoncbevans/32/15904_2.png) [@simoncbevans](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/simoncbevans)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2021, 9:26am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/problem-with-copying-with-the-latest-version/171814/5 "2021-08-04T09:26:53Z")

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I don’t know how difficult it would have been to do, but it’s a shame developers didn’t give users the option to use the new method or the old one.

Of course, and I know this is an old chestnut, the problem only occurs because Sketchup insists on thinking of copying as a sub-brand of the Move command. All other CAD systems I have used have dedicated Move and Copy commands.

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**Author:** ![PaulMcAlenan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/paulmcalenan/32/211206_2.png) [@PaulMcAlenan](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/PaulMcAlenan)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2021, 9:46am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/problem-with-copying-with-the-latest-version/171814/6 "2021-08-04T09:46:22Z")

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Long time since I used a CAD program but SketchUp has a dedicated copy command in the form of **ctrl+c / ctrl+v** …?

How would a dedicated **copy** command work in SketchUp if it were to emulate a CAD program?