# Copy and paste after selecting mutiple nodes

**URL:** <https://forum.universal-robots.com/t/copy-and-paste-after-selecting-mutiple-nodes/9067>\
**Category:** Polyscope\
**Created:** [October 8, 2020, 11:18am UTC](https://forum.universal-robots.com/t/copy-and-paste-after-selecting-mutiple-nodes/9067 "2020-10-08T11:18:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![fujikit](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.universal-robots.com/fujikit/32/6042_2.png) [@fujikit](https://forum.universal-robots.com/u/fujikit)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2020, 11:18am UTC](https://forum.universal-robots.com/t/copy-and-paste-after-selecting-mutiple-nodes/9067/1 "2020-10-08T11:18:55Z")

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# Summary

The feature of copy and paste after selecting mutiple nodes.

# Why is it needed?

It would be easier for programming work by selecting multiple nodes because only one node can be selected at a time.

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**Author:** ![anon8732348](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@anon8732348](https://forum.universal-robots.com/u/anon8732348)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2021, 6:09pm UTC](https://forum.universal-robots.com/t/copy-and-paste-after-selecting-mutiple-nodes/9067/2 "2021-03-15T18:09:30Z")

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Bump. This would be very helpful.

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**Author:** ![MikeM](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.universal-robots.com/mikem/32/3114_2.png) [@MikeM](https://forum.universal-robots.com/u/MikeM)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2021, 1:40am UTC](https://forum.universal-robots.com/t/copy-and-paste-after-selecting-mutiple-nodes/9067/3 "2021-09-26T01:40:45Z")

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Currently the best way to copy/paste multiple nodes in a program is to create a “folder” and nest everything in the folder. Copy/Cut + Paste the folder where needed. Not sure if that helps but it works, even for large sections of code.

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**Author:** ![anon507564](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@anon507564](https://forum.universal-robots.com/u/anon507564)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2021, 1:29pm UTC](https://forum.universal-robots.com/t/copy-and-paste-after-selecting-mutiple-nodes/9067/4 "2021-09-27T13:29:43Z")

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> [@MikeM](#):
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> copy/paste multiple nodes in a program is to create a “folder” and nest everything in the folder.

That’s what I try to do.

It’s a pain in the ass and on larger programs it’s easy to get lost real quick.

There are several routines I do over and over on different parts so they are the same but different. Things like seating a part in a vise and pushing it against a stop, or like testing to make sure the part is loaded correctly by using a series of Move Until: Contact routines.

I’ve gotten into the habit of grouping those kinds of things together to make it easier to read and to copy in groups.

I think it would be a huge time saver for users to be able to have better control over the node tree for not only copying/pasting multiple nodes, but also using keyboard shortcuts mentioned in another thread.

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**Author:** ![m.hammerton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b2d939/32.png) [@m.hammerton](https://forum.universal-robots.com/u/m.hammerton)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2021, 2:04pm UTC](https://forum.universal-robots.com/t/copy-and-paste-after-selecting-mutiple-nodes/9067/5 "2021-09-29T14:04:00Z")

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I would find this feature really helpful