Use this procedure to reconnect copied objects to a boundary when the original boundary has been replaced by a temporary standalone plane as part of the copy operation.
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Select Tools > Automatic Reconnect to display the Automatic Reconnect Dialog.
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On the Boundary tab, select Reconnect.
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Specify the Distance value for finding standalone planes near the new boundary.
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For standalone planes, select Geometry as the type of existing boundary.
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For New boundary filter, select an object type from the list. For example, if the new boundary is a plate system, select Plate Systems.
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Specify the new boundary object in the New boundary object box. You can select the object from either the Workspace Explorer or the graphic view, type the object name into the box, or select an object from the list, which shows the last ten selections you have made.
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Optionally, to further filter restrict the objects to reconnect, select values for Scope filter and the Entity filter.
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Click Apply.
All entities that are bounded to the standalone plane display in Candidates list and highlight in the graphic view.
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In Candidates list, clear the check box for objects you do not want to rebound.
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Click Reconnect.
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Click View Log to see the reconnect status.
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Click Close.