User`s guide
Table Of Contents
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Taking the AutoCAD Tour
- Chapter 2: Creating Basic Drawings
- Chapter 3: Manipulating Objects
- Lesson: Selecting Objects in the Drawing
- Lesson: Changing an Object's Position
- Lesson: Creating New Objects from Existing Objects
- Lesson: Changing the Angle of an Object's Position
- Lesson: Creating a Mirror Image of Existing Objects
- Lesson: Creating Object Patterns
- Lesson: Changing an Object's Size
- Challenge Exercise: Grips
- Challenge Exercise: Architectural
- Challenge Exercise: Mechanical
- Chapter Summary
- Chapter 4: Drawing Organization and Inquiry Commands
- Chapter 5: Altering Objects
- Lesson: Trimming and Extending Objects to Defined Boundaries
- Lesson: Creating Parallel and Offset Geometry
- Lesson: Joining Objects
- Lesson: Breaking an Object into Two Objects
- Lesson: Applying a Radius Corner to Two Objects
- Lesson: Creating an Angled Corner Between Two Objects
- Lesson: Changing Part of an Object's Shape
- Challenge Exercise: Architectural
- Challenge Exercise: Mechanical
- Chapter Summary
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Copying Objects
In conventional drafting, one of the most time-consuming tasks is to duplicate an object. You use the
Copy command to quickly create duplicates of objects at a specified distance from the original.
After starting the Copy command and selecting the object(s) to copy, you then specify the base point
(where the object is being copied from) followed by the second point or displacement (where the
object is being copied to). To create multiple copies, simply continue specifying second points or
displacement values.
Command Access
Copy
Ribbon: Draw tab > Modify panel > Copy
Command Line: COPY, CO
Menu Bar: Modify > Copy
Shortcut Menu: Select objects then right-click anywhere in the drawing window and select Copy.
Copy Command vs Clipboard Copy
Do not confuse the Copy command with other similar copy commands found on the
shortcut menu. If you select an object and right-click anywhere in the drawing, the
Copy and Copy with Base Point options appear on the shortcut menu. These options