It is helpful to create a copy of the object symbol for an existing object - that is, only a copy of the occurrence of an object - if exactly the same object is needed at various positions in a model or in different models.
Right-click an object and hold down the mouse button.
Move the mouse pointer to the position in the model window at which you want to place the occurrence copy. A frame is displayed for the object. Lines indicate the alignment of the moving object to the placed objects and arrows indicate the distances.
Move the mouse pointer to the model window. The frame of the object is displayed. Lines indicate the alignment of the moving object to the placed objects and arrows indicate the distances.
Click the position where you want to place the object. The name of the object is selected for overwriting.
Enter at least the first two letters of a term contained in the relevant object name.
Select the object definition you want to use as the basis for the new occurrence. Objects whose names are added an asterisk (*) are newly created objects that have not been saved yet.
Move the mouse pointer to the model window. The frame of the object is displayed. Lines indicate the alignment of the moving object to the placed objects and arrows indicate the distances.
Click the position where you want to place the object.