GEOMETRY

Purpose:

To produce copies of a general geometric entity in the current drawing.

Instructions:

1. In Modify menu, click Copy, then Geometry.

2. The basic interaction and options are the same as in the Geometry function on the Transform sub-menu of the Modify menu, refer to the documentation of this function. Perform Transformation for further information about how to transform.

3. Additionally, a simple dialog appears in which the user is prompted to key in the number of copies to produce. OK without any number given will be interpreted as one copy and the transformation of the geometric entity is started in "dynamic move". If a number is explicitly given, the transformation is started by prompting the user to chose a transformation activity.

4. When the transformation is completed (by clicking Operation Complete), the system responds by creating additional copies, in case the user specified that more than one copy was required. All additional copies are transformed according to the user-given transformation, applied on a copy of the previous produced copy.

Options:

It is possible to copy all geometric entities inside a user-defined region, Capture for further information. To enter this option, click Options twice when the system prompts for the geometry to copy.

Result:

User-indicated geometric entities are copied within the current drawing.