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Duplicate
Menu: Edit No icon Short cut: Ctrl + D
Generates a definable number of copies of the selected model content
The function Duplicate copies the selected parts into the store and reinserts the desired number
of copies into the current workspace. When the copies are inserted, they are automatically
placed into the envelope according to the defined placement options.
You can select the individual parts in the Build preparation with the function Select part. If no
particular part is selected, all parts of the workspace are copied and reinserted in the
corresponding number.
INFO: The function Duplicate is only available for triangle- and slice models. Therefore, it is
automatically disabled during the processing of surface models.
Dialog Duplicate
Number of copies
Defines the number of copies that are generated from the
selected part.
Part spacing
Defines the distance between the inserted copies in the
envelope.
Placement mode
Defines the placement method to apply on the duplicated
parts. Two options are selectable, Box based and Shape
based. For a description of the two methods see Placement
options.
Part placement
Defines the placing mode for the automatic arrangement of the generated copies.
If part placement Horizontal is active, the copies are arranged in horizontal rows in the XY-plane.
Part placement Vertical arranges the parts in vertical columns in the XY-plane of the envelope.
Part placement Circular arranges the parts circularly around the defined reference position in the
XY-plane.
INFO: The default values for the placement options correspond to the settings in the Machine
database. You can define additional parameters for the placement of the parts like for example
the reference or the definition of the build envelope on tab page Envelope.
Reference: Define machine, Select part, Build preparation, Facets, Slices
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