KEP MMI-1500, Installation & Operation Manual

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9.4 Multi. Copy Command
The Multi. Copy command is used to duplicate a part or object multiple times. As a Part
is duplicated, its Device address is incremented. This gives a convenient way to create
banks of indicators and switches.
Using the Multi. Copy Command:
1. Select the Part or object to copy. (It is recommended that you find out the
object’s size first.)
2. Select Multi. Copy from the Edit Menu.
3. Fill in the fields as described below.
Item Description
Pitch
The space from Upper left corners of the copies are X and Y distance apart in pixels
Interval
The space between copied objects is the X and Y distance. (Right side to left side, bottom
side to top side)
X, Horizontal Distance,
Y, Vertical Distance
The distance between or from one copied object to the next.
Note:
Make these distances greater than the object’s size to leave space between copies.
Quantity X,
Quantity Y
The number of copies in the
X
(across) and
Y
(up and down) directions.
Note:
The copy command truncates if copies extend past the edge of the window. Part
Device addressing is also incorrect.
Left to Right
The copied objects are duplicated from left to right one
row
at a time. Object numbering is
Left to right.
Top to Bottom
The copied objects are duplicated from left to right one
column
at a time. Object numbering
is top to bottom.
Increment address by
This value determines how much the object’s Device Address is incremented for each copy.
OK
Accepts the settings and performs the Multi. Copy operation
Cancel
Cancels the Multi Copy operation and closes the
Multi. Copy
dialog
For example:
If a Bit Lamp part with Device address 23 is being
copied 4 times and the
Increase address by
distance is 1, after the
Multi. Copy command is executed, there are 4 Bit Lamps on the
display with consecutive Device addresses 23, 24, 25 and 26. If the
Increase address by
is set to 2 then the addresses would be 23, 25,
27 and 29.
Note:
The
Increase address by
setting has no effect when copying
graphic objects.
4. Click
OK
to perform the copy.
Note:
The
Undo
command undoes a Multi. Copy action.