Making a single copy via menu function

The procedure to make a single copy of a 1D member

1. Start function Copy:

   1. either: use button [Copy] () on toolbar Manipulations

   2. or: open menu function Manipulations > Copy

2. Select member(s) that should be copied.

3. Press key [Esc] to end the selection phase.

4. Define the direction and distance for the copy operation. That is, define first and second point of a vector that defines both the direction and distance. (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.)

5. Once you define the second point, the action of copying is performed.

6. Repeat steps 2 to 5 as many times as required.

7. The function is closed.

An alternative procedure for making a single copy of a member

In general, the alternative procedure is identical to the one above. The difference is that you may swap the first two steps.

1. First, you select the entities.

2. Second, you open the Copy function.

This approach means that once the second point of the copying vector (i.e. the vector that define the direction and distance for the copy operation) is specified, the copy operation is performed. The selected entity remains selected and may be copied to another location.