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Copy Model
The Copy Model option creates a copy of an existing model file within the current project or to
another project. All contents of the specified file are copied to the new file. This option can be
used with Piping, Equipment, Structural, or Raceway models.
For more information, see the Copy Model option, page 117.
The Copy Model command makes the following database-related changes based on the setting
for Copy in the Piping Data Control option of the Project Data Manager. The copy setting is
determined by the setting in the destination model. Refer to Piping Data Control (on page 178),
for more information.
 If the copy option is set to Append Prefix, the system adds two asterisks (**) as a prefix to
name attributes to signify the piping segment or component has been copied and the name
attribute may require updating. The following attributes are considered name attributes for
this operation:
 line number label
 piping component number
 pipe tag number
 instruct component number
 pipe support number
 line id
 If the copy option is set to No Prefix, the ** prefix is removed when copying a piping
segment or a component with a name attribute that includes the ** prefix from a previous
copy operation.
 Regardless of how this option is set, name attributes that are undefined (blank) will not have
the prefix added.
The following database-related changes are also made:
 For piping components, pipes, and instrument components, the weld numbers at each welded
end are set to undefined (blank). The alphanumeric description ID of a piping segment is
automatically deleted by a copy operation.
 For piping segments, the approval status is set to not approved.
 When copying a model from the same project or a different project, the copied model
inherits the Site ID of the active project. This change applies only to workshare projects; that
is, projects whose site_id attribute is set in pdtable_101.

Inter-Project Copies With Different System of Units

When copying a piping model from another project, the system automatically converts certain
attributes, such as face-to-face dimension or surface area, when the system of units for those
attributes changes from the source project to the destination project. The following data is
subject to units conversion in copying piping from one project to another:
 Piping Segment Data
 insulation thickness

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