How to Copy and Create Arrays in SketchUp

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Arrays are multiple copies of entities that you create in SketchUp. It can take a while to 'get' it, but once you do, you will find it very helpful. Read this article to learn how.

Method 1
Method 1 of 2:

External Array

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  2. {"smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/f\/fb\/Copy-and-Create-Arrays-in-SketchUp-Step-2-Version-2.jpg\/v4-460px-Copy-and-Create-Arrays-in-SketchUp-Step-2-Version-2.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/f\/fb\/Copy-and-Create-Arrays-in-SketchUp-Step-2-Version-2.jpg\/aid1616036-v4-728px-Copy-and-Create-Arrays-in-SketchUp-Step-2-Version-2.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":346,"bigWidth":728,"bigHeight":547,"licensing":"<div class=\"mw-parser-output\"><p>License: <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fair_use\">Fair Use<\/a> (screenshot)<br>\n<\/p><\/div>"}
    After you start to move it, press down on CTRL and move it to where you want the copy. If you want 5 of them, press 5x.
    • 5x and then Enter
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    • 5' and then Enter
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Method 2
Method 2 of 2:

Linear Array

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    That is because you will be creating a space for the array to fill.
  2. {"smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/7\/7c\/Copy-and-Create-Arrays-in-SketchUp-Step-5-Version-2.jpg\/v4-460px-Copy-and-Create-Arrays-in-SketchUp-Step-5-Version-2.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/7\/7c\/Copy-and-Create-Arrays-in-SketchUp-Step-5-Version-2.jpg\/aid1616036-v4-728px-Copy-and-Create-Arrays-in-SketchUp-Step-5-Version-2.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":343,"bigWidth":728,"bigHeight":543,"licensing":"<div class=\"mw-parser-output\"><p>License: <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fair_use\">Fair Use<\/a> (screenshot)<br>\n<\/p><\/div>"}
    Once you have it there, type in the number of total copies you want. In this instance, 4/ to create a total of 5 doghouses.
    • 4/ and then Enter
      • If it doesn't look right and you haven't done anything else, you can type in another number and it will change.
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    In the screenshot at the beginning of the article, 3/ and Enter was pressed to get all of the doghouses.
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      • When using Move to make the copy, be sure to press CTRL after you start to move it. The original will go back and you will be moving the copy.
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      • Do all of the editing you plan on doing with arrays at the time you are working with it. You cannot go back to it once you have left it to do something else.
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