Like the Paste command, the
Paste as Picture command places a copy of the clipboard contents in the active VectorWorks drawing file. However, VectorWorks places the entire clipboard contents as a single object/picture. Because the contents are now one item, individual objects (including symbols and text) can no longer be edited.
There are two advantages to using the Paste as Picture command. First, as a single item, the clipboard objects are more quickly placed into the drawing file. In addition, the pasted objects retain any PostScript comments, as well as all other embedded information.