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Copy/Move tools

Used to manipulate objects by moving, mirroring, aligning, and copying them.

Accessed from:
  • Ribbon: Steel > Home > Edit Steel Elements > Copy/Move
Tool What It Does Key-in
Copy/Move/Mirror/Align Opens the Copy/Move/Mirror/Align dialog, which is used to manipulate model objects with constraints. PROSTRUCTURE COPY
Copy X Used to copy and paste parallel to the X-axis.

This is a shortcut tool to a feature on the Copy/Move/Mirror/Align dialog Copy tab.

ProStructure COPY X
Copy Y Used to copy and paste parallel to the Y-axis.

This is a shortcut tool to a feature on the Copy/Move/Mirror/Align dialog Copy tab.

ProStructure COPY Y
Copy Z Used to copy and paste parallel to the Z-axis.

This is a shortcut tool to a feature on the Copy/Move/Mirror/Align dialog Copy tab.

ProStructure COPY Z
Copy XY Used to copy and paste on the XY plane by selecting start and end points which are normal to the active UCS XY plane.

This is a shortcut tool to a feature on the Copy/Move/Mirror/Align dialog Copy tab.

Tip: Labeled "2D".
ProStructure COPY XY
Copy XYZ Used to copy and paste in any of the three dimensions.

This is a shortcut tool to a feature on the Copy/Move/Mirror/Align dialog Copy tab.

Tip: Labeled "3D".
ProStructure COPY XYZ
Copy Free Used to copy and paste in any of the three dimensions where the copied elements are attached to the pointer.

This is a shortcut tool to a feature on the Copy/Move/Mirror/Align dialog Copy tab.

ProStructure COPY FREE
Copy Mirror Used to mirror > copy > paste by selecting an object and a mirror axis (an edge or line on another element).

This is a shortcut tool to a feature on the Copy/Move/Mirror/Align dialog Mirror tab.

Tip: Labeled "2 points" and Mirror+Copy option enabled.
ProStructure COPY MIRROR
Move X Used to move parallel to the X-axis.

This is a shortcut tool to a feature on the Copy/Move/Mirror/Align dialog Move tab.

ProStructure MOVE X
Move Y Used to move parallel to the Y-axis.

This is a shortcut tool to a feature on the Copy/Move/Mirror/Align dialog Move tab.

ProStructure MOVE Y
Move Z Used to move parallel to the Z-axis.

This is a shortcut tool to a feature on the Copy/Move/Mirror/Align dialog Move tab.

ProStructure MOVE Z
Move XY Used to move on the XY plane by selecting start and end points which are normal to the active UCS XY plane.

This is a shortcut tool to a feature on the Copy/Move/Mirror/Align dialog Move tab.

Tip: Labeled "2D".
ProStructure MOVE XY
Move XYZ Used to move in any of the three dimensions.

This is a shortcut tool to a feature on the Copy/Move/Mirror/Align dialog Move tab.

Tip: Labeled "3D".
ProStructure MOVE XYZ
Move Free Used to copy and paste in any of the three dimensions where the copied elements are attached to the pointer.

This is a shortcut tool to a feature on the Copy/Move/Mirror/Align dialog Move tab.

ProStructure MOVE FREE
Move Mirror Used to mirror > move by selecting an object and a mirror axis (an edge or line on another element).

This is a shortcut tool to a feature on the Copy/Move/Mirror/Align dialog Mirror tab.

Tip: Labeled "2 points" and Mirror+Copy option disabled.
ProStructure MOVE MIRROR
Array 3D Used to create multiple copies of objects in a 3D pattern. PSN_ARRAY3DCREATE