- [Instructor] In the last movie
we saw how to duplicate objects using the array tool.
Now I want to show you how to duplicate objects
without the array tool, just manually,
and that's the clone command.
If we select any object,
such as one of these pergola crossbeams,
we can go into the edit menu and choose clone.
You'll see the keyboard for that is control V.
Unlike in most programs, control V isn't just paste.
In Macs, control V is actually copy and paste
in one operation,
but I'm going to go ahead and do this using the dialogue box.
So execute this by clicking on edit clone
and we get the clone options.
And we've got a new name for our object
we're about to create.
And we can make it a copy, an instance, or a reference.
If it's a copy then the two objects
have no relationship to one another.
If it's an instance, the two objects are exactly identical.
They share the same shape.
They have the same modifiers.
They're exactly identical,
except maybe they might have different materials.
If it's a reference, it's similar to an instance,
except the new copy can have
additional effects applied onto it.
I do want an instance in this case,
so I'll go ahead and click okay.
And we get another object
and it's right onto top of the original object.
Over in the command panel
we can check the name and color.
We see the selected object is called pergola crossbeam 014.
So that's the new object we just created.
And we can select that,
and use the move tool and push that over,
just to illustrate that we still got pergola crossbeam 013.
So that's how you can create a clone
in which the new object is exactly superimposed.
You can also create a clone simply by using the shift key
and transforming an object.
To illustrate I'll select this pergola crossbeam 14,
and delete that with the delete key on the keyboard.
Select pergola crossbeam 13,
and I've still got my move tool active.
Just hold down the shift key and click and drag
on one of the transform gizmos,
such as the move manipulator.
And then you've just made a clone.
When you release the mouse
you'll get the clone options dialogue,
and I do want an instance in this case.
Click okay, and that's how to duplicate
or clone an object either using the menus
or using the shift key and transforming an object.
We want this to be a bit more precise
and that's where snapping to the grid comes in.
We'll talk about that in the next movie.