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Use the pipe key for repetitive keyins
Original Tip Date:
Feb 16, 2001
Use the | key to repeat keyins
Use the
pipe key(|)
to copy an element a specified number of times when using the
DX=
command.
For example: To copy an element 30 times with a spacing of 5 units keyin
DX=5 | 30
. Can be used with other commands too!
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Created by
Nicholas Fuschino
When:
Tue, Jun 17 2008 11:09 AM
Last revision by
Inga Morozoff
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Mon, Jun 14 2010 4:00 PM
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