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Copying large areas of the model can save you a great deal of time and design effort. More information is provided in the Model Data Reuse (MDR) topic of the Project Management User's Guide. However, to make the most effective use of your original design, keep the following in mind:

  • Use filters to select precisely the objects that you want to copy. Copy as much as possible in a single operation so that you can take advantage of the existing relationships in your model.

  • When you create the filters, create an asking filter for the system. Also, create an asking filter for the system and objects. Then, create a compound asking filter that combines the two.

  • Duplicate the system hierarchy for the paste operation. This hierarchy provides a destination location for the copied objects and allows you to easily identify and delete any duplicates.

  • For complex areas, it might be useful to copy and paste the structure first. Very large structural areas might need to be broken down into smaller structural areas.

  • When the software pastes the copied objects, it tries to maintain the original relationships. Be careful to include all of the related objects in the copy set. For the same reason, include all lines, reference planes, and so on that have relationships to the objects that you are copying. If you have created objects with relationships to items that no longer exist in the model, such as slabs related to reference planes that have been deleted, you might need to leave those objects out of the copy set and recreate them in the new area of the model.

  • It might be helpful to create breaks in the model to create logical areas to copy. Because the software tries to maintain relationships, and those related objects might not be present in the paste location, you might need to isolate the area that you want to copy from the connected objects that are not in the copy set.

  • Use naming rules whenever possible. Objects that are named with naming rules automatically update when copied and pasted. Objects with user-defined names receive a Copy of prefix.