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Clone Options Dialog 477
by holding down the Shif t key as you transform
the s election.
Pr ocedur es
To clone an obj ect without tr ansf ormi ng it:
1.
Select an object, or set of objects.
2. From the Edit m enu, choo se the Clone
command.
3. The Clone Options dialog opens.
Note: All opt ions are present except Number
Of Copies.
4. Change the settings or accept the defaults, and
then click OK.
Each new, cloned object occupies the same
space as the original. Select a clone by name
to move or modify it.
To clone and tr ansfor m an object:
1.
On the m ain toolbar, click
the Move, Rotate, or S
cale button.
2. Select an object, mul
tipleobjects,group,or
sub-object.
3. Hold down the Shif t key and drag the
selection.
As you drag your selection, the clone is created,
selected, and tr ans
formed. The original object
is deselected and unaffected by the t ransform.
When you release the mouse button, the Clone
Optionsdialogdisplays.
4. Change the settings or accept the defaults, and
then click OK.
Interfa ce
Object group
Co py—Places a copy of the selected object at the
specified position.
Instance—Places an instance of the selected object
at the specified position.
Reference—Places a reference of the selected object
at the specified position.
Controller group
Lets you choose to copy or instance the transform
controllers (page 3–909) of the original object’s
childobjects.Thisoptionisavailableonlywhen
the selection you are cloning includes two or more
hierarchically linked objects (page 3–951).
When cloning non-linked objects, transform
controllers are simply copied. Also, when cloning
linked objects, the highest-level cloned object’s
transform controller is simply copied. This option
applies only to the transform controllers of objects
at levels below the top of the cloned hierarchy.
Co py—Copies the cloned objects’ transform
controllers.
Instance—Instances the cloned objects ’ transform
controllers below the top level of the cloned