Select the model objects that you want to move or copy. Then click the
button (see image
ModelingTools
). In the 'Move/Copy' dialog box, specify whether the objects are to be moved or copied, and define the parameters.
Base
The Main tab manages the basic parameters for moving or copying objects.
Copy
If there is no tick set in the 'Create copy' check box, the selected objects will be moved. If you want to create one or more copies, tick the check box. Then, enter the 'Number of steps' that describes the quantity of copies.
Move Direction
The 'Direction through' list provides two options for defining the distance of the moved or copied objects:
- Displacement vector: The objects are moved or copied by a vector in the specified coordinate system.
- Parallel to axis: The objects are moved or copied parallel to an axis of the specified coordinate system.
Specify the 'displacement vector' over the directions in Y and Z. With the
button, you can define the vector graphically by clicking two points or locations. If you move or copy objects parallel to an axis, select the 'Axis' in the list.
The 'Spacing' field shows the distance between the objects. You can adjust the displacement vector here, too. When creating several copies, the 'Total' check box controls whether the spacing is applied between the individual copies or between the original and the last copy.
Numbering
The Numbering tab is only displayed when copying. You can influence the numbering of the new objects here.
Activate Numbering Increment
If none of the check boxes in this section is activated, RSECTION automatically numbers the new objects consecutively. To force a user-defined numbering, tick the corresponding 'Object' box. In the 'Increment' table column, you can then specify the value by which the numbers of the copied elements are increased. For example, if you copy elements nos. 3 and 7 with the increment '10' as shown in the figure above, members nos. 13 and 17 as well as 23 and 27 are created.