Repeating Objects

• points on a curve
• lines at an angle or normal to a curve
• planes at an angle
• offset planes
• offset surfaces (refer to the corresponding chapter in the documentation) or when performing a translation, a rotation or a scaling on an object.

1. Select an object, as listed above.

2. Click Object Repetition or select Insert > Advanced Replication Tools > Object Repetition... from the menu bar.

   The Object Repetition dialog box is displayed.

3. Key in the number of instances of the object you wish to create.

4. Choose the repetition mode:

   Absolute (default mode): the parameter of the repeated feature directly refers to the parameter of the parent feature. Relative: the parameter of the first repeated feature refers to the parameter of the parent feature. Every next repeated feature will refer to the parameter of the previously created feature. If you create a point on a curve and select it as an object for the Object Repetition command, the repetition modes are unavailable. To create multiple objects, use Points & Planes repetition command instead.

   A parameter called "Relative XXX" is aggregated under the repeated features in the specification tree (except for the first repeated feature). Therefore, every repeated feature is created with the spacing value of the previous feature plus the "Relative XXX" value. You can edit and modify the "Relative XXX" value. As a consequence, the repeated feature will move according to new value and further repeated features will be created or updated using this new value plus the "Relative XXX" value of the parent feature.

5. Check Create in a new Body if you want all object instances in a separate body.

   A new geometrical set or ordered geometrical set will be created automatically, depending on the type of body the points or planes to be repeated belong to.

   In case an ordered geometrical set is created, it is considered as private: it means that you cannot perform any modification on its elements (deleting, adding, reordering, etc., is forbidden).

   If the option is not checked, the instances are created in the current body.

6. Click OK.

   The object is created as many times as required in the Object Repetition dialog box.
   Note: See each specific object creation for further details on what parameter is taken into account for the repetition.
   	If a new ordered geometrical set (OGS) is created, the duplicate elements will be added under this new ordered geometrical set. This OGS will be positioned just after the element to be duplicated. If a contextually created element is being duplicated, the duplicate elements will be added under the parent feature node of the contextually created element. If any element to be duplicated resides inside a private ordered geometrical set, the duplicate elements are added just after the private ordered geometrical set. If the element to be duplicated is one of the two or more elements selected for an earlier duplicated element, the new duplicate elements have to be added just after the older duplicate element. In all the other cases the duplicate elements are added just after the element to be duplicated.
   	Selecting sub-elements of a feature (i.e. edges or faces) or of an axis system (i.e. xy plane) is not allowed. You can activate both Repeat and Datum modes at the same time. The original feature (i.e. the feature created without the datum mode) is kept. If you launch the The Mode for Repetition area is disabled an