To create duplicates

Several methods to clone one or more parts

To begin creating duplicates, select the part or parts to duplicate first. The commands for duplication are located in the Edit panels of the main menu tabs, as well as in their respective panels of the Home and Arrange tab.

Jump to:

• Copy & paste
• By creating duplicates in place
• By filling buildroom with duplicates
• By defining count and arrangement

Copy & paste

This is the simplest way to clone a part.

Use Copy and Paste from the main menu or a part's context menu, or the default shortcuts Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V.

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By creating duplicates in place

This function does no arranging at all. It places the clones in the same arrangement and orientation as the original part.

1. From the main menu choose Arrange > Duplicate > Same position.
2. Specify the count of duplicates including the original and click OK.

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By filling buildroom with duplicates

This creates as many duplicates as necessary to fill the buildroom in rows, columns, and stacks.

1. From the main menu choose Arrange > Duplicate > Fill by build volume.
2. Specify distances for padding between part clones and buildroom walls and click Duplicate.

Note: This ignores the shape of the part. Even if the shape lends itself to more compact stacking, this method only considers the bounding box.

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By defining count and arrangement

1. From the main menu choose Arrange > Duplicate > Fill by total count.
2. Specify either the quantity along X, Y, and Z, or the quantity overall.
   Tip: The dialog is interactive: As you change the Total count value, X, Y, and Z adjust, and vice versa.
3. For arrangement, choose from the dropdown Distance type whether to use gaps between bounding boxes, an interval along the respective axis, or gaps between mesh surfaces (not in Netfabb Standard).

Note: Gaps between surfaces can only be observed along one axis.

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