Feature: number of copies

Andrea

I think that could be useful to set a numebr of copies on move/copy window. For example I have to repeat 73 times the shell elements selected on attached screenshot.
To do that I have to create a single big element and divide it by refine...or the is a faster way? (excluding counting number of clicks on copy window)

cwharpe

Agree there could be some refinement for the Move/Copy tool, but for your case shown:
Is an extrusion of the end-faces possible? A total thickness (distance), with 73 subdivisions (new elements).

Andrea

I think that "extrude" command generates degenerated elements

disla

Oh!.
¿Do you have available any case where extrusion degenerate the elements?

Sergio

For extruding such elements you must select the "border" and not the faces.

Andrea

With border runs

JohnM

#copies would be a good addition, in the mean time, I do 2 things:
1 - extrude the edge, as others have said or
2 - make 10 copies, then make 7 copies of my "10copy set". at least there's lot less clicking!

extrusion example:

Andrea

I didn't think about "extrude"...maybe because after many years using CAD softwares minds about copy option. Same consideration for copy one or more element from one node to another: select-> click start node -> click end node could be useful.