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<br>The following {{Button|[[Image:Part_SimpleCopy.svg|16px|link=Part_SimpleCopy]] [[Part SimpleCopy‎|Part SimpleCopy‎]]}} command can be applied after selecting one or more objects in the [[Tree view]] :

{{Code|code=
FreeCADGui.runCommand('Part_SimpleCopy')
}}

The selection could be manual (by using the mouse), or via the Python Console.<br>
To know more about selecting objects programmatically, refer to [[Selection_methods]].





Revision as of 03:23, 2 March 2021

Part SimpleCopy‎

Menu location
Part → Create a copy → Create simple copy
Workbenches
Part
Default shortcut
None
Introduced in version
-
See also
Std Copy, Std Duplicate Selection, Part TransformedCopy, Part ElementCopy, Part RefineShape

Description

Part SimpleCopy‎ produces a copy that has no parametric history; the steps and operations needed to create it aren't accessible any more.

Alternatively, to produce other non-parametric copies use Transformed Copy, Element Copy, and RefineShape

Usage

  1. Select an object for which you wish to make a copy.
  2. Go to the menu Part → Create a copy → Create simple copy.

Properties

Data

The copy has a simple DataPlacement property like any other Part Feature.

View

The copy has simple view properties like any other Part Feature.

Scripting


The following Part SimpleCopy‎ command can be applied after selecting one or more objects in the Tree view :

FreeCADGui.runCommand('Part_SimpleCopy')

The selection could be manual (by using the mouse), or via the Python Console.
To know more about selecting objects programmatically, refer to Selection_methods.