Copying

You can use the Copy tool to copy and then paste one or more copies of an entity in the drawing.

Note: The elements are inserted in the same drawing file in which the original elements are located. To copy elements between drawing files, you can use Copy, Move Elements between Documents or the Clipboard.

To copy elements

1. Click Copy (How).
   

   Activate Copy in one of the following ways

   • Menu bar: Edit

   • Keyboard: SHIFT+CTRL+K

   • Toolbar: Basic Tools Edit flyout
2. Select the elements you want to copy.
   

   • To select a single element, click it.
   • To select elements in a region, use the left mouse button to open a selection rectangle around the elements you want to select
   • To include all the elements in the current document, click All in the Input options or press CTRL+A. Please note that this option is not available for all tools.

   For more information on the options available for selecting elements in Allplan, see Selecting elements, overview.

   When selecting elements, you can use the Filter Assistant to apply a filter based on element types and/or properties. For more information, see Filter Assistant.

3. Enter from point.
4. To obtain multiple copies, enter the number of copies in the dialog line and press Enter to confirm.
5. Set the destination point for the copy operation.
   

   • Click the point.
   • Align to points using the linear snap function and click the point.
   • Define the point by making entries in the dialog line.

   Tip: To find out how to enter points in Allplan, see Precision Drawing.

   Tip: The shortcut menu and dialog line provide tools and options to assist you in the process of entering points. For more information, see Tools and Options.

Tip: If you do not need to place the elements exactly, you can also select them in plan using handles and then copy them. For more information, see Editing elements using handles.