Positioning Copy

Function Description

The Positioning Copy function is used to specify a base point as the reference point for the selected Geometry (one or more objects), and copy it to the specified position with the reference point as the origin when pasting.

  • The Positioning Copy function is available only when Geometry is selected, which contains complex objects and Compound.
  • The Positioning Copy function is Support Across Layer operation, and the selected Operation object on each layer will be copied to the specified position of the corresponding layer as a result of the operation.

Function entrance

  • Object Operation tab-> Object Editing group drop-down box-> Positioning Copy.

Operating instructions

  1. With the layer editable, select one or more objects to copy.
  2. On the Object Operation tab, in the Gallery control in the Object Editing group, click the Positioning Copy button to perform the Positioning Copy operation.
  3. At this time, the mouse prompts: "Please specify the base point coordinates". Click the mouse at the appropriate position in Map or enter the coordinate value to determine the base point coordinates of Positioning Copy.
  4. At this time, the mouse prompts: "Please specify target point coordinates", move the mouse in the Map, the preview map of the object to be copied will be displayed in real time (represented by a dotted line), click the mouse in the appropriate position or input the specific coordinate value, and finally determine the target position of the copy. Completes a copy operation.

  5. If you do not want to continue copying, click the right mouse button to end the operation; if you want to continue copying, repeat the previous step until you click the right mouse button to end copying.
    Caution:
    The property record for the

    newly generated object is added to the end of the property sheet, and its Non-system Field: property retains the Non-system Field: property of the source object. Nothing happens to the source object.