Copy an Object to the Same Location
Copy Objects
Offset Objects
To copy multiple objects, use the CopyObjects method or create an array of objects to use with the Copy method. (To copy the objects in a selection set, iterate through the selection set and save the objects into an array.) Iterate through the array, copying each object individually, and collect the newly created objects in a second array.
To copy multiple objects to a different drawing, use the CopyObjects method and set the Owner parameter to the drawing's model space.
This example creates two Circle objects and uses the CopyObjects method to make a copy of the circles.
Sub Ch4_CopyCircleObjects()
Dim DOC1 As AcadDocument
Dim circleObj1 As AcadCircle
Dim circleObj2 As AcadCircle
Dim circleObj1Copy As AcadCircle
Dim circleObj2Copy As AcadCircle
Dim centerPoint(0 To 2) As Double
Dim radius1 As Double
Dim radius2 As Double
Dim radius1Copy As Double
Dim radius2Copy As Double
Dim objCollection(0 To 1) As Object
Dim retObjects As Variant
' Define the Circle object
centerPoint(0) = 0: centerPoint(1) = 0: centerPoint(2) = 0
radius1 = 5#: radius2 = 7#
radius1Copy = 1#: radius2Copy = 2#
' Create a new drawing
Set DOC1 = ThisDrawing.Application.Documents.Add
' Add two circles to the drawing
Set circleObj1 = DOC1.ModelSpace.AddCircle _
(centerPoint, radius1)
Set circleObj2 = DOC1.ModelSpace.AddCircle _
(centerPoint, radius2)
ZoomAll
' Put the objects to be copied into a form
' compatible with CopyObjects
Set objCollection(0) = circleObj1
Set objCollection(1) = circleObj2
' Copy object and get back a collection of
' the new objects (copies)
retObjects = DOC1.CopyObjects(objCollection)
' Get newly created object and apply
' new properties to the copies
Set circleObj1Copy = retObjects(0)
Set circleObj2Copy = retObjects(1)
circleObj1Copy.radius = radius1Copy
circleObj1Copy.Color = acRed
circleObj2Copy.radius = radius2Copy
circleObj2Copy.Color = acRed
ZoomAll
End Sub
Copy objects to another drawing
This example creates Circle objects, then uses the CopyObjects method to copy the circles into a new drawing.
Sub Ch4_Copy_to_New_Drawing()
Dim DOC0 As AcadDocument
Dim circleObj1 As AcadCircle, circleObj2 As AcadCircle
Dim centerPoint(0 To 2) As Double
Dim radius1 As Double, radius2 As Double
Dim radius1Copy As Double, radius2Copy As Double
Dim objCollection(0 To 1) As Object
Dim retObjects As Variant
' Define the Circle object
centerPoint(0) = 0: centerPoint(1) = 0: centerPoint(2) = 0
radius1 = 5#: radius2 = 7#
radius1Copy = 1#: radius2Copy = 2#
' Add two circles to the current drawing
Set circleObj1 = ThisDrawing.ModelSpace.AddCircle _
(centerPoint, radius1)
Set circleObj2 = ThisDrawing.ModelSpace.AddCircle _
(centerPoint, radius2)
ThisDrawing.Application.ZoomAll
' Save pointer to the current drawing
Set DOC0 = ThisDrawing.Application.ActiveDocument
' Copy objects
'
' First put the objects to be copied into a form compatible
' with CopyObjects
Set objCollection(0) = circleObj1
Set objCollection(1) = circleObj2
' Create a new drawing and point to its model space
Dim Doc1MSpace As AcadModelSpace
Dim DOC1 As AcadDocument
Set DOC1 = Documents.Add
Set Doc1MSpace = DOC1.ModelSpace
' Copy the objects into the model space of the new drawing. A
' collection of the new (copied) objects is returned.
retObjects = DOC0.CopyObjects(objCollection, Doc1MSpace)
Dim circleObj1Copy As AcadCircle, circleObj2Copy As AcadCircle
' Get the newly created object collection and apply new
' properties to the copies.
Set circleObj1Copy = retObjects(0)
Set circleObj2Copy = retObjects(1)
circleObj1Copy.radius = radius1Copy
circleObj1Copy.Color = acRed
circleObj2Copy.radius = radius2Copy
circleObj2Copy.Color = acRed
ThisDrawing.Application.ZoomAll
MsgBox "Circles copied."
End Sub