Make a copy of an object

To make a copy of the selected object or objects in the same display, you can do either of the following:
  • Use the
    Duplicate
    option on the
    Edit
    menu. The duplicated object is placed slightly offset from the original. Duplicate works until you deselect the object.
  • Drag the object, and then press
    Ctrl
    . The copied object can be placed anywhere your mouse cursor is.
Any animation attached to the object is also maintained.
To make a copy of an object with the Duplicate option:
  1. In
    FactoryTalk View Studio
    , in the
    Graphics
    editor, select an object or a groups of objects.
  2. Select
    Edit
     >
    Duplicate
    . You can also right-click the object and select
    Duplicate
    .
When you duplicate graphic objects in a display, you also duplicate actions. For example, if you duplicate an object, move it, and then duplicate it again, the second duplicate action copies and moves the object, in one step. This is useful for creating a series of objects with an equal distance between them.
Duplicate_an_Object
To duplicate multiple copies of a numeric or string object:
Right-click the object in a display, select
Duplicate to Grid
, and specify the columns, rows and spacing.
The following illustration shows an example that duplicates multiple copies of a numeric display object with three columns and six rows.
Duplicate_an_Object
To make a copy of an object with the mouse and Ctrl key:
  1. Select one or more objects.
  2. Drag the object, and then press
    Ctrl
    .
    When you press
    Ctrl
    , a plus sign is added to the cursor.
  3. When the object is where you want it, release the mouse button, and then the
    Ctrl
     key.
    A new copy of the object is created.
    If you selected several objects, dragging one of the objects copies all the selected objects. The objects maintain their position relative to each other.
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