Making a single copy via window pop-up menu

Copying arbitrary number of entities

The procedure for the copy operation

  1. Select the entities to be copied.

  2. With the mouse cursor inside the graphical window but NOT OVER any entity, click the right mouse button.

  3. A menu appears on the screen

  4. Select function Copy.

  5. Define the first reference point. (The vector along which the selected entities move in order to create the copy is defined by two reference points. The first reference point is the Start point and defines the origin of the copy vector. The second reference point is called the End point and defines the end point of the copy vector. Please note that the first reference point does not have to be located on the entity being copied, it can be defined anywhere within the modelling space.)

  6. Define the second reference point.

  7. The operation is performed, copies are created, the function is closed and the selection remains unchanged.

Copying just a single entity

When only a single entity is copied, it is not necessary to make any selection.

The procedure for the copying of a single entity

  1. Position the mouse cursor into the graphical window and over the entity you want to copy.

  2. Click the right mouse button

  3. A menu appears on the screen

  4. Select function Copy.

  5. Define the first reference point. (The vector along which the selected entities move in order to create the copy is defined by two reference points. The first reference point is the Start point and defines the origin of the copy vector. The second reference point is called the End point and defines the end point of the copy vector. Please note that the first reference point does not have to be located on the entity being copied, it can be defined anywhere within the modelling space.)

  6. Define the second reference point.

  7. The operation is performed, the copy is created, and the function is closed.

Tip: This approach can be applied even if no entity has been already inserted into selection. The fact that the mouse cursor is positioned on an entity has bigger priority that the fact that any selection has been made. Therefore, it is possible to prepare a selection for any operation, then position the mouse cursor over a single entity and copy this particular entity. The selection remains untouched.