- In the drawing area, select the surface, right-click, click 
. At the command line, you are prompted to specify a base point for the surface. 
  
- Pick an insertion point in the drawing area. 
The surface is copied in the drawing and added as a new surface to the Prospector tree. 
  
- To edit the name of the surface, right-click the surface in the Prospector tree and click . 
The Surface Properties dialog box is displayed with the Information tab active. The Name field contains the name of the copied surface, which is, by default “<surface-name> (1).” 
  
- Enter a new name in the Name field. 
 
- To edit the description of the surface, enter a new description in the Description field. 
 
- To change the style that the surface is using, select a style from the Object Style list or use the standard style selection controls. 
 
- Click Apply to make the changes, or click OK to make the changes and close the Surface Properties dialog box.