Full Version: "duplicate" Script

Hello folks,
Because I use MOI at least 50% of the time on my tablet (sans keyboard) I'd love you have a "duplicate" button. This is, and should be the simplest thing in the world but I'm not having much luck.

eg script: moi.copy();moi.paste(); (don't laugh!)


I know there's Copy and Paste buttons already on the main panel but I use the Custom UI and would dearly like to have a dedicated Duplicate button on the bottom pane.
Any advice ?

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Hi Rico,

Here's one from Michael,

script: /* Duplicate selected objects */ var gd = moi.geometryDatabase; var objs = gd.getSelectedObjects(); if ( objs.length != 0 ) gd.copyToClipboard( objs ); moi.command.execCommand( 'paste' );

I find it useful even with a keyboard.

Marc

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I have never had the need for this functionality. But thinking about it: Nobody (?) needs a duplicate to leave it where it is, next step is almost certainly (?) a movement of the freshly duplicated object. If that assumption is correct, then isn't a Transform > Copy a far more quicker way?

Just trying to understand when a copy-paste would be useful.

Thanks!

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It may be the chaotic way in which I work but I use Ctrl-c, Ctrl-v followed by an immediate renaming quite a bit when I'm developing an assembly for 3d printing.
This gives me the original object with its original name 'under' a duplicate with a new name in exactly the right place in the assembly.
I then deselect the original object and continue designing on the new object.
I can readily switch between the two and if I decide that the new variant is inferior delete it and still have the earlier version available.

Mike.

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Hi Ditto,

One example would be to transform an edge into a line.
Another is creating dummy objects for construction, ex blends...

Marc

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Ahhh that's just perfect, thank you (this forum is outstanding!)

And Ditto -you're right of course, though the copy is usually followed by either a Transform, rotate or scale. Fairly often I make a duplicate just to lock down the original before uncertain edits too. So in this case Duplicate is perfect for my needs (not everybodys, and i absolutely respect Micheals UI strategy -it really does encourage experimentation and Eureka moments rather than 18x the amount of button clutter).

Religiously naming objects is usually something I do as almost second nature when on my workstation, but its not as easy on the tablet when mobile. for the record however- Moi on a tablet while commuting is actually a dream to use and a sanity saver!

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