To duplicate the selected object, use the Duplicate… command on the Edit menu
or on the object pop-up menu. After the duplicate command is executed, the
following dialog will pop-up and allow you to set how to duplicate objects.

The following table describes each property in the Duplicate dialog.
|
Property
|
Description |
|
Number of Copies |
Columns |
The total number of columns. |
|
Rows |
The total number of rows. |
|
Spacing in Pixels |
Vertical |
The distance (in pixels) between two adjacent objects in
the vertical direction. |
|
Horizontal |
The distance (in pixels) between two adjacent objects in
the horizontal direction. |
|
Increase Address |
Check this item so the address of each duplicate will be
increased to a specified increment over the previous
object. |
|
Increment |
The increase amount. |
|
Copy Direction |
 |
From top to bottom, place the duplicates row by row. In
the same row, place the duplicate to the right of the
previous object. |
 |
From top to bottom, place the duplicates row by row. In
the same row, place the duplicate to the left of the
previous object. |
 |
From bottom to top, place the duplicates row by row. In
the same row, place the duplicate to the right of the
previous object. |
 |
From bottom to top, place the duplicates row by row. In
the same row, place the duplicate to the left of the
previous object. |
 |
From left to right, place the duplicates column by
column. In the same column, place the duplicate below
the previous object. |
 |
From right to left, place the duplicates column by
column. In the same column, place the duplicate below
the previous object. |
 |
From left to right, place the duplicates column by
column. In the same column, place the duplicate above
the previous object. |
 |
From right to left, place the duplicates column by
column. In the same column, place the duplicate above
the previous object. |
Source.Section 4.2.3 of the PM Designer Software User Manual, Edition 2.0, © Cermate Technologies Inc. (www.cermate.com, service@cermate.com). Reproduced online, with the manual's own figures, by TSL Automation Solutions, authorised Cermate distributor, for users of Cermate HMI panels. PM Designer and PanelMaster are trademarks of Cermate Technologies Inc.
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