Have objects selected after copying

[Siberian]

Is there any way to use the copy command in such a way that the new objects are selected when I'm done copying?

Perhaps a LISP of some kind?

[Dana W]

I am assuming MEP is pretty much like vanilla AutoCad with this. This is how my version works.

 

The simple 'copy' discards the selection set after the first insertion, but the 'copy selection' and 'copy with basepoint' keep the original selection set available. 'Copy Selection' makes the selection set available for repeated placement in multiple locations until you hit esc. 'Copy with basepoint' copies the selection to the clipboard, so you can 'paste' it back anywhere, including other dwg's and other documents, over and over until you copy something else to the clipboard. I am not sure of the command syntax, I use the menu and tool buttons a lot, but I am sure a keyword lookup in the help index will spell them out.

[BIGAL]

Maybe Copy P for previous you can do other things within reason and previous will still work v's Last which will only get the last single object

[Dadgad]

Maybe Copy P for previous you can do other things within reason and previous will still work v's Last which will only get the last single object

 

I believe that this will recall the original object which was previously copied, and not the new copy of it.

The L for last command, used as a command modifier will only recall the very last entity which was created.

If the previous selection set was a single entity, then you could recall it with L as a command modifier.

Edited February 25, 2013 by Dadgad

[BIGAL]

If you copy the object's by making a selection set of the objects "entget" then actually copy each one individually "foreach" making a new list of the object's as you create each new object "entlast" "ssadd" so you end up with a new selection set of the copied objects.

[neophoible]

Might MOCORO be of use for whatever you are trying to do?

 

Also, something that some users, especially new ones, tend to do accidentally, can actually be a useful technique for this purpose. You can work the problem backward by leaving the copies untouched and moving, rotating, etc, the original selection set. Enter COPY, select your objects then press Enter twice. This chooses a Displacement of zero for your copy, thus you now have a copy in the exact same place as your original set. Next, do what you want with the Previous selection set and leave your new copy in its place.

Edited February 26, 2013 by neophoible
changed "copied objects" to "copies"

[RobDraw]

Is there any way to use the copy command in such a way that the new objects are selected when I'm done copying?

Perhaps a LISP of some kind?

 

I think you are describing default ACAD behaviour. If I use the ACAD command, copy, it goes into what used to be called copy/multiple and I can place multiple instances of the selected objects. If you cannot do this, then the copy mode setting has changed.