The Copy tool In AutoCAD

The Copy tool

The Copy tool is used to copy objects and place them at a required location. This tool is

similar to the Move tool, except that object will remain at its original position and a copy of it will be

placed at the new location.

Example:

Draw a rectangle and two concentric circles of 100 mm and 150 mm diameter inside it, as shown.

 Click Home > Modify > Copy on the ribbon or enter CO in the command line.

 Select the two circles, and then right-click to accept the selection.

 Select the center of the circle as the base point.

 Make sure that the Ortho Mode is active.

 Move the cursor toward right.

 Type 300 and press ENTER the selected entities get copied and placed at the defined

location, as shown.

The tool is still active and you can still place the copied entities at various locations, if required.

 Press the Esc key to deactivate the tool.

Alternatively, you can select Exit from the command line to deactivate the Copy tool.