copy

Copies an object or set of objects. The difference between this command and the array command is that the copy command copies objects by applying a displacement vector with an arbitrary direction.

Inline mode usage

copy -h
Displays the help file that summarizes the parameters for this command.
copy –s all –p <x1 y1 z1> <x2 y2 z2>
Copies all the objects from start point <x1 y1 z1> to end point <x2 y2 z2>.
copy –s <name> –p <x1 y1 z1> <x2 y2 z2>
Copies object with name <name> from start point <x1 y1 z1> to end point <x2 y2 z2>.

Interactive mode usage

Invocation
copy-all
Copy all objects.
Copy
Copy only the selected objects.
Parameters
  • Objects to copy (only used when not specifying the -all parameter). These objects must be selected by left-clicking on them (hold Ctrl to select several objects) or selecting them on the tree view.
  • Start point: x1 y1 z1.
  • Copy point: x2 y2 z2.

The difference between the two points determines the displacement vector applied to the original object to create the copy.

Example

A 2x2x2 box was created prior to executing this command:

>copy
Select objects on screen (Press enter when done): // Select the box.
Select start point [x y z]: 0 0 0
Select copy point [x y z]: 2 2 0

Result

Figure 1. Result of applying the copy operation