NCOPY (Command)

Copies objects that are contained in an xref or block.

Summary

Instead of exploding or binding an xref or block to be able to copy objects nested within them, you can copy the selected objects directly into the current drawing.

List of Prompts

The following prompts are displayed.

Select nested objects to copy or [Settings]: Use an object selection method and then press Enter

Specify base point or [Displacement/Multiple] <Displacement>: Specify a base point or enter an option

Specify second point or [Array] <use first point as displacement>: Specify a second point or enter an option

Specify second point or [Fit]: Specify a second point or enter an option

Settings

Controls whether named objects that are associated with the selected objects are added to the drawing.

Insert

Duplicates the selected objects to the current layer without regard to named objects. This option is similar to the COPY command.

Bind

Includes named objects such as blocks, dimension styles, layers, linetypes, and text styles associated with the copied objects into the drawing.

Displacement

Specifies a relative distance and direction using coordinates.

The two points you specify define a vector that indicates how far from the original the copied objects are to be placed and in what direction.

If you press Enter at the Specify Second Point prompt, the first point is interpreted as a relative X,Y,Z displacement. For example, if you specify 2,3 for the base point and press Enter at the next prompt, the objects are copied 2 units in the X direction and 3 units in the Y direction from their current location.

Multiple

Controls whether multiple copies are created automatically as you specify additional locations.

Array

Arranges a specified number of copies in a linear array using the first and second copy as the spacing distance.

Number of Items to Array

Specifies the number of sets of the selected objects in the array, including the original selection set.

Second Point

Determines a distance and direction for the array relative to the base point. By default, the first copy in the array is located at the specified displacement. The remaining copies are located in a linear array beyond that point using the same incremental displacement.

Fit

Arranges a specified number of copies in a linear array using the first and last copy as the total spacing distance.

Second Point

Positions the last copy in the array at the specified displacement. The other copies are fit in a linear array between the first copy and the last copy.