Copy and Paste, Rotate

Task area Edit

You can use this 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

   • Actionbar:Task area Edit

   • Menu bar: Edit More Tools
2. Select the elements you want to copy, paste and rotate.
   

   • To select a single element, click it.
   • To select elements in a selection rectangle, hold down the left mouse button and open a selection rectangle around the elements you want to select.
   • Some tools allow you to select all elements in the current document by clicking All in the input options or pressing CTRL+A.

   To get detailed information on all selection options provided by ALLPLAN, see Selecting elements, overview.

   When selecting elements, you can use filters, which allow you to filter by element type or property. For more information, see Using filters.

3. Place the reference point for the operation.
4. Place the target point or enter the dX and dY vectors 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.