Copy Tools: by Direction

Description

Copies selected entities by a specified distance in a direction defined by two points.

For multiple repeats, the position of each copy is progressively incremented from the original position by the specified distance.

Dialog

Direction P1 / P2

Two points that define the direction vector.

Distance

The distance in the specified direction.

When the points are retrieved by clicking the model window, the distance is automatically set if the value in the edit box is zero.

Common Controls

• Components
• Point selection
• Property Increment
• Repeat
• Copy Node/Vertex Attributes
• Copy Element/Face Attributes
• Increment String Group ID
• Create New Group for Copy
• Keep Selection

See Also

• Straus7 Interface: Hot Pointer
• Move Tools: by Direction
• Extrude Tools: by Direction