Makes copies entities, including repeating ones.
Accessing the Command
command bar: copy
aliases: co, cp
menu bar: Modify | Copy
toolbar: Modify |
ribbon: Change | Arrange | Copy
Quad cursor menu: Custom |
: copy
You are prompted:
Select entities to copy: (Select one or more entities)
Select entities to copy: (Select more entities, or else press Enter to end entity selection)
Current copy mode: Multiple
Enter base point [Displacement/mOde] <Displacement>: (Pick a point, or enter an option.)
Enter second point <Use base point as displacement>: (Pick another point, or press Enter)
Enter second point [Undo/Repeat/Exit]: (Pick another point, or enter an option)
Command Options
Option |
Description |
Select entities to copy |
Use any selection mode to choose the entities to be copied. |
Enter base point |
Specifies the point from which to copy. Use entity snaps to pick the starting point accurately. |
mOde |
Toggles between single and multiple copying modes; prompts you: Enter a copy mode [Single/Multiple] <Multiple> - (enter S or M):
|
Displacement |
Specifies the displacement (the distance at which to position the copy); prompts you: Enter displacement point <0.0000,0.0000,0.0000> - (enter x,y,z coordinates, or pick a point) |
Enter second point |
Specifies the destination of the copied entities by entering coordinates or picking a point When you use x,y,z coordinates, you copy objects in 3D space. Hold down the Shift key to copy entities in a horizontal or vertical direction |
Use Base Point As Displacement |
Determines the displacement distance from the coordinates of the base point. |
Multiple |
In single-copy mode only: Switches to multiple-copy mode. |
Undo |
In multiple-copy mode only: Undoes the last copy operation. |
Repeat |
Repeats the copy using the same displacement; prompts you: Select end point (<ENTER> to key in number of repeats) - (specify a point or press Enter.)
|
Exit |
In multiple-copy mode only: Exits this command. |
Procedures
- Using Copy and Paste to copy entities between drawings
- Using Copy and Pasteorig to copy entities between drawings
- Using Copybase and Paste to copy entities between drawings
- Paste a selection as a block in the target drawing
- To copy entities using grips
Related Commands
3dArray - creates arrayed copies of entities in 3D rectangular and polar patterns.
Array - creates arrayed copies of entities in 2D linear, rectangular, and polar patterns.
CopyBase- copies selected entities to the Clipboard with a base point, for pasting at an insertion point.
CopyClip - copies selected entities to the Clipboard, which can then be pasted in the same or other drawings.
CopyGuided - After selecting the entities, the relation to their guide curves will automatically guide you to inserting the copy in similar locations.
MInsert - inserts arrayed copies of blocks.
Offset - creates parallel copies of entities.