Clone Tool

Last modified: 18 March 2025

(default keyboard shortcut C)

The Clone command (Multiply > Duplicate > Clone) creates copies of an item that you can spread out in an even layout or array. You can create a series of copies along an axis at specified increments. Clone duplicates a selected item one or more times using specific increments of distance, rotation, and scaling. You can create a spiral staircase out of a single step, or a wood screw out of a triangular polygon outline, for example.

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Enter the number of copies of the selection to create in the Number of Clones fields.

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The Offset fields determine the incremental distance between one clone and the next along the X, Y, and Z axes.

The Scale fields set the amount of incremental scaling for each copy.

The Rotation fields set the amount of incremental rotating.

The Center fields define the coordinates to use as the center point, around which the operation takes place.