Draft Clone

Description
The Draft Clone tool produces linked copies of a selected shape. This means that if the original object changes its shape and properties, all clones change as well. Nevertheless, each clone retains its unique position, rotation, and scale, as well as its view properties like shape color, line width, and transparency.

The Clone tool can be used on 2D shapes created with the Draft Workbench, but can also be used on many types of 3D objects such as those created with the Part, PartDesign, or Arch Workbenches.

To create simple copies, that are completely independent from an original object, use Draft Move, Draft Rotate, and Draft Scale. To position copies in an orthogonal array use Draft Array; to position copies along a path use Draft PathArray; to position copies at specified points use Draft PointArray.



How to use

 * 1) Select the objects that you wish to clone.
 * 2) Press the  button.

Options

 * Clones of 2D objects (Draft or Sketch) will also be 2D objects, and therefore can be used as such for Part Design.
 * All Arch objects have the possibility to behave as a clone (using their CloneOf property). If you use the Draft Clone tool on a selected Arch object, you will produce such an Arch cloned object instead of a regular Draft clone.

Properties

 * : Specifies an optional scale factor for the clone
 * : If this clone is using several objects, this specifies if the result is a fusion or a compound
 * The result of the Draft Scale tool is also a clone
 * No sketches can be mapped to faces of a clone. That is at the moment a known limitation.

Scripting
The Clone tool can by used in macros and from the python console by using the following function:


 * Makes a clone of the given object(s).
 * The clone is an exact, linked copy of the given object.
 * If the original object changes, the final object changes too. Optionally, you can give a delta Vector to move the clone away from the original position.

Example: