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Cloning with Shift +Move 479
Cloning with Shift +Scale (page 1–481)
Animating Shift +Clone
You can animate any Shif t +Clone operation. See
Animating with
Shift +Rotate and Shift +Scale
(page 1–482).
Cl on in g W ithou t Transformin g
Cloning objects with Shift +Clone requires
transforming them at the same time, by mov ing,
rotatin g, or scaling them. In some cases, you might
want to clone an object without transforming it in
any way. The Edit menu Clone command g ives
you this option, which lets you create only one
clone at a time.
To clone objects without tr ansfor ming:
1.
Select the object or objects to clone.
2. Choose Ed it menu > Clone. The Clone
Optionsdialogappears.Thisisthesamedialog
used w ith
Shif t +Clone except that there’s
no Number Of Copies setting. The Clone
command lets you create only one copy.
3. Change settings in this dialog or accept the
defaults, and click OK.
Note: The cloned object occupies the exact
same space as the original, and is selected w hen
cloning is complete. Use Select By Name (page
1–77) to selec t the origina l or reselect the clone.
Cloning with Shift +Move
Cloning objects while moving them is quick and
easy. It produces a linear ar r ay of two or more
objects.
Shift +Move creates a clone in a different location.
To clone with Shift +Move:
1.
Click the Move button on the main
toolbar .
2. Choose a coordinate system and axis constraint.
3. Make the selection you want to clone.
4. Hold down Shif t anddragtomoveacloneof
the selection away from the original.
5. Choose the number of copies you w a nt to make
on the Clone Options dialog, and whether you
want them to be copies, instances, or references.
About Ar rays Created with Shift +Move
Multiple clones pro duced by Shif t +Move
form an equally spaced linear array with these
characteristics:
• The line of the array runs f rom the center of the
original through the centers of the clones.
• The distance between each neig hboring pair
of copies is the same the distance between the
original and the first clone.
By using sn aps as you move the selection, you can
make precise arrays.
An example of the
Shif t +Move array is a picket
fence. From a single picket, you can generate long
runs of fencing. You can array the fence along