Immediate

The Duplicate->Immediate command is available in all modules except Tools. It creates a single copy of a selected item (or a group of objects if these are selected using the Multi menu cell). The copy becomes the currently selected item and is created at the same location as the original.

Duplicates are generated according to the parameters set by the Duplicate->Setup command.

Note:

When you duplicate a hierarchy which has a name that includes a prefix, only the duplicate's prefix is renamed. The hierarchy names do not change. For example, if a hierarchy contains an element named left_arm and its prefix is Bob1, its duplicate also contains left_arm, but its prefix is changed to Bob2. This feature preserves name uniformity, which is important because some features, such as applying structure keys or animation, do the mapping according to element names.

Procedure

1. Select one or more elements or hierarchies.
   
   Note:
   To duplicate tagged points, you must be in TAG mode.
   
   Note:
   To duplicate polygons, you must be in POL mode: select the object, then select the desired polygon using one of the Polygon (Model Module) -> Select by commands.
   
2. Choose the Duplicate -> Immediate command or use the d Supra key, then pick the object to be duplicated.

• The left mouse buttons duplicates a node.
• The middle mouse button duplicates a branch.

The right mouse button duplicates a tree.

Note:
In POL mode, duplicate works the same for all mouse buttons.

Last updated 02-apr-1998