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| Menu location |
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| Modify → Cloning Tools → Clone |
| Workbenches |
| BIM |
| Default shortcut |
| C L |
| Introduced in version |
| - |
| See also |
| Draft Clone |
Description
The BIM Clone tool is a shortcut to the standard Draft Clone tool, but launches a Draft Move command just after cloning, thus allowing you to clone and place the cloned object somewhere else in the model in one go.
A clone is an object that has its geometry linked to the original object, thus it's dependent on the physical shape of the original. This is a one-way dependency: the clone is tied to the original's shape. But the rest of the clone's properties (e.g. placement) are independent and can be modified.
Properties
A cloned BIM object is of the same type as the original object. The vast majority of BIM objects are derived from Arch Component, thus a clone shares the common properties and behaviors of all Arch Components.
When creating such a clone, most properties will not be copied over to the clone, except for the following ones, which are copied as a one-off and after creation are independent from the original object:
- DataDescription
- DataIfcType
- DataMaterial
- DataSubvolume
- DataTag
- And the view properties that define the appearance of the object.
Properties that define the shape of the original BIM object are linked to it and are effectively read-only for the clone. E.g. the DataLength of a wall.
Data
Component
- DataClone Of (
Link): this property is specific to clones of BIM objects, and it will point to the original object. See the Arch Components property documentation for more detail.
This page is retrieved from https://wiki.freecad.org/BIM_Clone