2.9.2 The “Copy Special - Linear” tool in Tekla Structures
The “Copy Special - Linear” tool is similar to the respective
tool of the “Move Special” tab and is allocated at the main
menu “Edit” tab.
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It is a very useful tool, allowing copying objects of various types at
a definite distance, in various directions. The distance value can be indicated
by the mouse cursor or typed in from the keyboard. Let’s examine
this tool in the following examples.
Option 1 - by indicating the coordinates by the mouse cursor (works similarly
Make sure all operations are canceled or press the Esc key.
Press the Ctrl+P hotkey combination to go to the view plane.
Select the object required to get copied.
Enable the “Copy Special- Linear” tool.
Select the first point from where the object will be copied.
Select the second point to where the object will be copied.
Specify the required number of copies ( let’s indicate 4 for the
following example).
Press the “Copy” button.
To disable the “Copy Special - Linear” tool, press the Esc
key.
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Note that the tool exercises no action until the “Copy” button
is pressed. As well as this tool has an additional field, specifying the
number of new objects required to be allocated in the selected direction.
As always, the right bottom corner of the view indicates the directions
of the axes at the view. It is possible to copy objects in positive
and negative directions along the axes. Also, take into account that by
indicating the number of copies equal to 4, the final number of the similar
objects at the plane will get equal to 5, as the initial object is not
considered a copy.
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Option 2- by typing in the distance value from the keyboard.
Make sure all operations are canceled or press the Esc key.
Press the Ctrl+P hotkey combination to go to the view plane.
Make sure that the orthogonal regime is on.
Select the object to get copied.
Enable the “Copy Special- Linear” tool.
Select the first point from where the object will be copied.
Set the copying direction.
Type in the required distance for copying the object ( in the current
case study indicate the distance value of 2000 mm and the copying angle
of 45 degrees (<45).
Specify the required number of copies ( set up the number of copies equal
to 5).
Press the “Copy” button.
To disable the “Copy Special - Linear” tool, press the Esc
key.
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The TS automatically calculates new coordinates taking into account the
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Do not close the “Copy Special - Linear" window and repeatedly
An alert message will pop up as Так Tekla Structures
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Press the “Keep duplicates” button to see how TS reflects
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Creating duplicates is an error, as the materials list will contain the
unwanted duplicates’ weight as well, thus the total values of materials
will be doubled. Pay attention to the above and avoid committing
such mistakes.
The “Pick” button in the “Copy-Linear” window
allows selecting a new copying direction by indicating 2 points, afterwards,
it will be possible to execute copying into new coordinates.
Try out using this button.
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Exercise copying other object types at an arbitrary distance with an optional