Toolbar: Modify > Copy ()
Menu: Modify > Copy
Keyboard: COPY
Aliases: CO, CP
Draws a duplicate of the selected entities. You can draw multiple copies from a single selection, and you can specify the base and displacement points. The entities you select to copy are not moved from their original location. The entities you copy maintain all the attributes (such as linetype, color, and layer) of the original entities.
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Select entities to copy: Select the entities you want to copy.
Multiple · Vector · <Base point>: Specify the base point to use for placement of the copies. To make multiple copies of the selected entities, choose Multiple. To specify the location of the copies using x,y,z-coordinates, choose Vector.
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Choose Base point. The base point need not be anywhere near the entity being copied.
Displacement point: Specify the point of displacement.
To copy the entity by a displacement relative to the x,y,z plane, press Enter. The copy of the entity is placed at a point that is the difference between the point you used to select the entity and the base point you selected.
Choose Vector.
Multiple · <Direction vector (x,y,z)>: Enter the x,y,z value for the location of the copies.
If you enter a value of 3,3,2, the copied entities are placed at a distance of 3 units in the x direction, 3 units in the y direction, and 2 units in the z direction.
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Choose Multiple.
Vector · <Base point>: Specify the base point used for placement of the copies. To specify the location of the copies using x,y,z-coordinates, choose Vector.
To copy an entity along a path, use the Divide or Measure commands with the Block option. To copy an entity in a rectangular or polar pattern, use the Array or 3D Array commands.
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Copy entities to the Clipboard
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Make multiple copies of a selection set