Copying and pasting, rotating

Module(s): Draft

You can use the Copy and Paste, Rotate tool to copy and paste elements and rotate them afterwards.

To copy, paste and rotate elements

1. Click Copy and Paste, Rotate (How).
   

   Activate Copy and Paste, Rotate in one of the following ways

   • Menu bar: Edit More Tools

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

   • 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. Place the reference point for the operation.
4. Place the destination point or enter the dX and/or dY vector at the keyboard.
   

   • 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.

5. Enter the angle of rotation.
6. Place a direction point.
7. To create more than one copy, enter the number of copies.