Creates copies from the planar faces of 3D solids, and the sides and ends of linear solids.
Accessing the Command
Commandline: BIMCOPY
Quad: Model tab | BIM copy
Ribbon: Home | Modify | BIM copy
Toolbar: BIM Manipulate Toolbar | BIM copy
: BimCopy
Move the solid, specify a distance in the dynamic dimension field, and right-click to create a single copy.
Prompts you in the command bar:
Copy mode: single copy (in the Prompt History window)
Prompts you in the command bar:
Specify distance to create copy or switch to [Copy/Repeat/Number/Accept] <Accept>: (Enter the distance value to make a copy of the solid at the specified distance or use one of the available options in the command bar)
Command Options
Option |
Description |
Copy |
Creates copies of the planar faces of 3D solids, and the sides and ends of linear solids. |
Repeat |
Repeats the copy using the same displacement. |
Number |
Creates a number of copies you want to have in your model; prompts you: |
Accept |
Accepts the current distance you entered in the dynamic dimension field. |
The following animated gif shows how to use bimcopy for 3D solids and linear solids.
Procedures
Creating a parallel copy of a solid
Creating a partial copy of a solid
Related Commands
Copy - makes copies of entities.