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Objet30 User Guide
Copying and
Pasting
Objects
If you need to duplicate objects on the build tray, you can, of course, insert
the same object from its file more than once. An easier way, however, is to
copy and paste the object. You can copy objects from the build tray or the
hierarchy pane. The objects copied remain in the Windows clipboard until
you paste them onto the build tray.
You can also copy objects from one tray and paste them onto another, in the
same way as you copy text from one document and paste it into another
one. However, Objet Studio allows only one tray to be open at a time. For
each build tray you need to work with (at the same time), you must open a
separate Objet Studio window, by running the application again (from the
Windows Start menu).
You perform the Copy and Paste commands as in other Windows
applications:
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from the Edit menu, on the main toolbar
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from the right‐click context menu
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by using keyboard shortcuts (Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V, respectively)
The Paste Special command (in the
Edit
menu) enables you to place
duplicate objects even more efficiently:
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You can specify the number of duplicates to place on the build tray at
once.
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You can set the distance, on each axis, between the duplicate objects.
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You can place mirror images of the original object.
Figure 5-6: Paste Special dialog box
Selecting
Objects
To manipulate an object on the build tray or assign characteristics to it
(surface finish, for example), you must first select the object. You select an
object by clicking it, either on the tray or in the tray hierarchy pane. Its
image on the build tray changes color (to light blue, by default) and its
name is highlighted in the tray hierarchy pane. You can select multiple
objects by pressing the
Ctrl
or
Shift
keys while clicking additional objects.
Having multiple Objet Studio windows open can be convenient when you
need to manipulate or configure objects before inserting them in your
production build tray. Copying and pasting also allows you to utilize objects
already configured on previously-used build trays for newer projects.