Duplicate Part

This feature can be accessed via the Part menu or in the context menu after right-clicking on the respective part and creates a chosen number of exact copies of the selected part. The duplicates can be arranged side by side or positioned in the same position as the original. In a dialog box, you can set the overall number of copies. So, if you want to create one duplicate, you have to set the counter to two copies.

Below, there is a little box Arrange Parts. If it is not ticked, the duplicates will be placed in the same place as the original part. If it is ticked, you can place the duplicated parts at specified positions next to the original part. Therefore, you can change the number and the distance of duplicates in each direction.

To define how many duplicates shall be arranged next to the original, you insert the number of copies along all three axes. As this includes the original, the minimum value is always one (even if you manually insert zero or a negative value, the count will be one). The number of copies along the three axes is always adjusted when you change the total count of copies.

If the box auto-adjust total count is not ticked and you change the number of copies along one axis, the count of duplicates along the other axes is adjusted automatically so that the number of total copies stays the same. If the box to the left of an axis is unticked, the count along this axis will not be adjusted.

If the box "auto-adjust total count" is ticked and you change the number of copies along one axis, the total count is automatically adjusted instead of the count along the other axes.

Next, you can edit the distance of arranged copies along the three axes. The value you enter always refers to the outbox of the parts. If you insert zero, the lowest coordinate value of the second part will the same as the highest of the original/previous part. If you increase the value, the distance becomes bigger, while with negative values, the parts may overlap. The standard value is 2mm.

The total expected size of all duplicates is calculated in the bottom third of the dialog.

If you have selected more than one part, the whole arrangement of selected parts is treated as if it was one part.

Duplicates of an Ellipse-Torus