Duplicate Elements

To duplicate an element:

1. Select the element to be duplicated.

2. Select where the duplicate or duplicates are to be created in the list of existing elements.

   To place the duplicate(s) at the top the list, select this toolbar option: .

   To place the duplicate(s) directly above the currently selected element (the element to be duplicated) in the list, select this toolbar option: .

   To place the duplicate(s) at the bottom of the list, select this toolbar option: .

3. Select the number of duplicates to be created from this dropdown list in the toolbar:

   

4. To create the duplicates, select this toolbar option: .

   The duplicates are then created as specified above.

   The name of a duplicate is the name of the original element prefixed with "Copy-of-". If subsequent duplicates are made of the original element then each duplicated element is prefixed with "Copy-([…])-of-[Element Name]", where […] is an incremental count of the number of duplicates for that element.

   Note:
   Care must be taken when duplicating elements that have originated from a diagram import, as some key data which is used to identify elements during an import and update (such as XMP_ID) is copied to duplicate elements.

   Therefore, if the original element from which a duplicate is made originates from a P&ID import, in order for a duplicate to be retained after an import from that P&ID, such attribute values must be amended before an import takes place, for example, the XMP_ID value of the duplicate must be changed.