Copying entities within a drawing

You can duplicate entities within the current drawing. The default method is to create a selection set and then specify a starting point, or base point, and an endpoint, or displacement point, for the copy. You can also make multiple copies or copy the selection set to a location you specify, using a direction vector.

To copy a selection set once

1. Do one of the following:
• Choose Modify > Copy.
• On the Modify toolbar, click the Copy tool ().
• Type copy and then press Enter.
2. Select the entities, and then press Enter.
3. Specify the base point.
4. Specify the displacement point.

Entity to copy (A), base point (B), and displacement point (C).		Result.

To make multiple copies of a selection set

1. Do one of the following:
• Choose Modify > Copy.
• On the Modify toolbar, click the Copy tool ().
• Type copy and then press Enter.
2. Select the entities, and then press Enter.
3. In the prompt box, choose Multiple Copies.
4. Specify the base point.
5. Specify the displacement point of the first copy.
6. Specify the displacement point of the next copy.
7. Continue specifying displacement points to place additional copies.
8. To complete the command, press Enter.

To make multiple copies of an entity, select the entity to copy (A), specify the base point (B), and then specify the displacement points (C, D, and E).		Result.

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