If you're having trouble copying a wire, you will find an error message in the 'Copy Wires' window indicating the cause of the problem. You can access the message by hovering over any of the warning symbols in the window, like below.
Below are all possible error messages associated with copying wires, their meaning, and possible solutions.
You cannot copy a wire to a structure if it's already attached to it.
An internal error is stopping the process from completing.
Try restarting MicroStation. If the issue persists, try rebuilding the original structure.
This happens either because there are no wires attached to the origin structure or due to an internal error.
If there are wires attached to the structure, try restarting MicroStation. If this doesn't work, try rebuilding the origin structure.
The equipment and the destination structure are incompatible. In this case, the wires will be attached to the destination structure, but the equipment won't be copied.
An internal error is stopping the process from completing.
Try rebuilding the destination structure.
An internal error is stopping the process from completing.
Try restarting MicroStation.
An internal error is stopping the process from completing.
Try restarting MicroStation. If this doesn't work, try rebuilding the destination structure.
An internal error is stopping the process from completing.
Try rebuilding the destination structure.
This happens either when the wire cannot be attached to the destination structure from an engineering perspective, or as a result of an internal error.
Check first that the wire can be attached to the destination structure (for example, that it is the correct structure type).
If it isn't an engineering issue, try rebuilding both structures.
An internal error is stopping the process from completing.
Try restarting MicroStation.
This can happen when you change options within the 'Copy Wire' window and Lineardraft takes longer than usual processing those changes. This will resolve on its own when Lineardraft finishes processing. If it's taking too long you can interrupt the process by changing any of the options in the window.
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