Derived vs Duplicate vs Copy/Paste operation

[mikewearne]

Whats the difference between these three? It all seems the same to me...what am I missing here? 

-Mike

[jeff.walters · Accepted solution]

Derived let you take an existing operation and create a different type of operation from it. An example would be creating a 3D Parallel from a 3D contour. It will copy some (but not all) of the internal settings like the tool, Boundary, and Heights to name a few.

Duplicate will create an exact copy of the original operation. This makes it easy to change just one or two options without having to create a new operation from scratch.

Copy and Paste is basically the same thing as Duplicate except you can copy an operation from one setup and past it in another.

[Steinwerks]

Derived uses the same geometry parameters with a different tool (or that's the idea). Duplicating and copy/pasting will you get you the same result. Duplicating can be handy if you need to run a second operation with the same tool and tweaking passes or depth. I find it useful to run the same parameters on different geometry.

[scottmoyse · Accepted solution]

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@jeff.walters wrote:

Duplicate will create an exact copy of the original operation. This makes it easy to change just one or two options without having to create a new operation from scratch.

Copy and Paste is basically the same thing as Duplicate except you can copy an operation from one setup and past it in another.

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There is also another difference here. Duplicate will create a copy directly below the operation you are duplicating. Copy then Paste will place a copy at the end of all the operations in the active job. Handy to know if you want to reduce the number of drag-and-drop moves to re-order operations from the bottom of the browser, back to just after the operation your copied it from.

[mikewearne]

@scottmoyse Great tip, thanks!