Copy Model Elements
The model elements copy options can be found on the Modify ribbon in the Copy section.
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Copy Selected Items
To copy selected items:
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Open a model view, if one is not already open.
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Go to the View ribbon.
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Click the Open 3D Views icon.
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- Select the items you want to copy.
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To linearly copy the selection:
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Go to the Modify ribbon.
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Under the Copy section, choose one of the following options:
See explanations in the following sections for more information about these choices.
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- To Mirror the selection, click the Mirror icon and specify the mirror plane.
- Use the "@" symbol to specify multiple equal increments. For example specifying "3@10" will give you 3 copies at 10 units apart.
- You can undo any
mistakes by clicking the
Undo icon in the Quick Access toolbar.
Global Copy
The Global icon lets you copy the selected items by entering in increments in any or all of the global directions. The selected items will copy the increment distance(s) that you have entered.
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Select the Diagonal? check box to combine the orthogonal increments into a single resultant increment vector to copy the elements in a direction other than the three global orthogonal directions.
Checking the Copy Loads? box causes ALL loads associated with the original selected model elements to be copied to the corresponding newly created model elements.
Point to Point Copy
The Point To Point icon lets you copy the selected items by clicking on any two points. The selected items will copy the distance between the two points in the direction of the first to second click.
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For example, if you click two points: A then B in the model below, the selected items will copy 10 feet as shown below.
Rotate Copy
The Rotate icon lets you copy the selected part of the model by rotating the copies about an axis. Simply enter the rotation angle, the number of increments along the rotation angle and the location of the polar origin (the point rotated about).
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For example, suppose you wish to copy the selected part of your model in six 30° increments (for a total of 180°). You would enter "180" as the rotation angle and "6" as the number of increments. For the polar origin, enter the X and Z coordinates for the origin where you want the rotation to pass through the XZ plane.Checking the Adjust Local Axis box causes the local axis of each element to be rotated with the newly created model elements. Otherwise, the member local axes will retain their original orientation with respect to the global axes.
Checking the Copy Loads? box causes ALL loads associated with the original selected model elements to be copied to the corresponding newly created model elements.
Mirror Copy
The Mirror icon lets you mirror selected parts of your model.
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Enter the global plane that you want to mirror about and enter a location along the normal axis to move the mirror plane location. If the mirror plane location is left blank, the mirror plane is placed at the origin.
For example, suppose you want to mirror part of your model about the XY plane at a location +3.0 feet from the origin along the Z-axis. You would enter "XY" as the Mirror Plane and enter a "3.0" for the mirror plane location. (If the mirror plane is XY, the normal axis is the Z-axis).
Checking the Copy Loads? box causes ALL loads associated with the original selected model elements to be copied to the corresponding newly created model elements.