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title: Copy
description: "Copies objects a specified distance in a specified direction - Modify menu: Copy - Shortcut menu: Select the objects to copy, and right-click in the drawing area. Click Copy Selection. - Command entry: copy Select objects: Use an object selection…"
url: "https://www.dwgsee.com/cad/support/docs/copy/"
updated: "2025-01-13"
category: User Guide / Modify Objects
tags:
  - Command Line
  - Copy
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# Copy

Copies objects a specified distance in a specified direction

- Modify menu: Copy
- Shortcut menu: Select the objects to copy, and right-click in the drawing area. Click Copy Selection.
- Command entry: copy

Select objects: Use an object selection method and press ENTER when you finish

Specify base point or \[Displacement\]: Specify a base point or enter d

The two points you specify define a vector that indicates how far the copied objects are to be moved and in what direction.

![](https://dwgsee.com/cad/support/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/copy1-1024x407.png)