2.3.3.4 Duplicating Objects

If you need a number of the same resources several times, you can use the Duplicate Objects option. This option enables you to duplicate instances of a selected object. This is particularly useful if you need a number of the same object instances in a row, instead of placing an instance of the object and manipulating each object instance's position.

1. Select the object to be duplicated either in the Graphic Viewer or in one of the trees.
2. Open the Duplicate dialog box using one of the following steps:
   • Select Layout > Duplicate Objects from the menu bar,
   • Click the Duplicate Objects button on the toolbar.
3. Specify the number of instances and along which axis you want the object instances duplicated in the Number along X/Y/Z fields.
4. Enter the distances between the duplicated instances along each axis in the X/Y/Z Spacing fields. You can calculate the spacing required by adding the length of the selected object together with the distance of the space required between the duplicated instances.
5. Click OK to create the duplicate instances or check the Preview box to preview them first.
6. The duplicated instances of the selected object are added as children of the compound object in the corresponding tree.

Figure: Duplicate Objects Command

Figure: Duplicating Objects in Y-Axis