# Repeat Copy Body

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/repeat-copy-body/33816>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [September 19, 2024, 7:50pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/repeat-copy-body/33816 "2024-09-19T19:50:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![UCS308](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/7ab992/32.png) [@UCS308](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/UCS308)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2024, 7:50pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/repeat-copy-body/33816/1 "2024-09-19T19:50:43Z")

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Hi.

I thought I used to be able to do this… But…

I want to select a body, click copy, move the body by a set amount and then repeat this. I am not looking for the pattern tool, that in the past has been very slow. But I thought I recalled there was a way to repeat of move of a body from the new position.

I am hallucinating?

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**Author:** ![jean-philippe2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/jean-philippe2/32/27353_2.png) [@jean-philippe2](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/jean-philippe2)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2024, 7:59pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/repeat-copy-body/33816/2 "2024-09-19T19:59:52Z")

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Hi,  
Have you try : Menu \> Transformation \> Move Rotate.  
With this tool, you can choose copy or not

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**Author:** ![UCS308](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/7ab992/32.png) [@UCS308](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/UCS308)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2024, 8:08pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/repeat-copy-body/33816/3 "2024-09-19T20:08:32Z")

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Sorry I still don’t see how I can repeat the copy over and over while moving the piece the original distance.

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**Author:** ![jean-philippe2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/jean-philippe2/32/27353_2.png) [@jean-philippe2](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/jean-philippe2)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2024, 8:24pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/repeat-copy-body/33816/4 "2024-09-19T20:24:45Z")

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then I will use Linear Pattern

 ![screen](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/0/7/077ced40996868775889de8582e9406e05b5f553.png)

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**Author:** ![Bob3DPO](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7993a0/32.png) [@Bob3DPO](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Bob3DPO)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2024, 8:40pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/repeat-copy-body/33816/5 "2024-09-19T20:40:51Z")

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Hi @UCS308

Select body(s), use Move/Rotate. First activate Copy, then use arrows and indicate displacement. Does this help?

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**Author:** ![UCS308](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/7ab992/32.png) [@UCS308](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/UCS308)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2024, 10:22pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/repeat-copy-body/33816/6 "2024-09-20T22:22:48Z")

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Thanks. That works and that is what I was doing but I thought there was away to repeatedly move the part without entering the distance again.

Thanks.