2.4.5 Clone

The ‘Clone’ command copies and pastes an object multiple times with one action. Cloned objects have a configuration identical to that of the original object. For example, if the original object uses a “Touch” function, then cloned objects will also have the same “Touch” function. If the object utilizes a real tag, then there is an option to differentiate the names of tags and addresses used by the cloned objects. The newly generated tags will be registered in the database automatically. See the notes at the end of this section for details.

First, select the object to be cloned, then go to [Edit] – [Clone]. The following dialog box will appear.

Hotkey: Ctrl + Shift + C

(1) Settings

Item	Description
Area Setting	Configures the quantity and location of cloned objects.
	Shape Interval		Clones objects using the pattern defined in the ‘Clone’ dialog box.
	Mouse Drag		After pressing “OK”, a preview shows where the cloned objects will appear. Moving the mouse changes the arrangement of the cloned objects. Once a location is decided, click on the graphic page to create the clones.
	X / Y Direction		Clones the object vertically and/or horizontally.
			Use	Whether or not to clone along the selected axis.
			Paste Number	The number of objects to be cloned along the selected axis. A number between 0 and 1024 can be chosen. By default, the maximum number of copies that can fit on the screen will be chosen. This is based on the original size and location of the object, as well as the size of the graphic page.
			Pixel Interval	The spacing (in pixels) between cloned objects.
Clone Pattern	Decides the direction of object cloning. Objects closer to the arrow’s head are created after those which are closer to the arrow’s tail.
Address Auto-Increment	Clones the specified tag addresses based on the user’s configuration. For example, if the original object uses a real tag called “TEST”, the first cloned object will use “TEST_1”, the second will use “TEST_2”, and so on. New tags are registered in the database with the same properties as the original, but with an incremented device address and tag name.
	Use Auto-Increment	Whether or not to use the auto-increment feature for the object.
	Use	Whether or not to use the auto-increment feature for the selected tag.
	Tag Name	Indicates the selected tag’s name. You cannot edit this section.
	Address	Indicates the address assigned to the selected tag. You cannot edit this section.
	Position	Indicates the context in which the original tag is used.
	Increase / Decrease	The user can decide whether to increase or decrease the target address for each subsequent cloned object.
	Value	Assign the number to increase or decrease the device address and tag name by. The default is 1.

- Only real tags and device addresses can use the auto-increment feature. Currently, if an object uses both real and virtual tags, then the auto-increment feature cannot be used with the object.

- Device addresses cannot be auto-incremented when used in a Command Expression. However, real tags can be.

- By default, word-type device addresses will increment the word register by 1, while bit-type addresses will increment the bit register by 1. For example, for an ATIVA PLC, the word address Y00 would have cloned copies Y10, Y20, … , Y150, Y160, Y170, and so on, while the bit address Y00 would have cloned copies Y01, Y02, … , Y0E, Y0F, Y10, Y11, and so on.

- Modbus and other device address types can also be auto-incremented. The behavior of auto-increment may be different for different device types, so always double-check your results when using this feature. See the table below to see supported devices.

(2) Supported Devices

The table below lists devices which support the ‘Address Auto-Increment’ feature. Please check whether your device is compatible before attempting to use this feature.

Manufacturer	Driver Name	I/O Device Type
ATIVA	ATIVA-PLC	Ethernet
	ATIVA-PLC HMI	Serial
	ATIVA-PLC Loader	Serial
	ATIVA XPANEL	Ethernet
MITSUBISHI	MITSUBISHI MELSEC 3C (QCPU)	Serial
	MITSUBISHI MELSEC 3C (High Speed)	Serial
	MITSUBISHI MELSEC 3E	Ethernet
	MITSUBISHI MELSEC-Q Loader (Q00/01)	Serial
	MITSUBISHI MELSEC-Q Loader (Q02/06/12/25)	Serial
LSIS	LSIS GLOFA PLC Cnet	Serial
	LSIS GLOFA PLC	Ethernet
	LSIS XGI Series PLC Cnet	Serial
	LSIS XGI FEnet	Ethernet
	LSIS XGI Series PLC Loader	Serial
	LSIS XGT/XGB Series PLC Cnet	Serial
	LSIS XGT Series FEnet	Ethernet
	LSIS XGT/XGB Series PLC Loader	Serial
Allen Bradley	Allen Bradley Control Logix EthernetIP	Ethernet
	Allen Bradley MicroLogix EthernetIP	Ethernet
	Allen Bradley DF1	Serial
	Allen Bradley SLC500 Enet	Ethernet
MODICON	MODBUS ASCII Protocol	Serial
	MODBUS RTU Protocol	Serial
	MODBUS TCP	Ethernet
OMRON	OMRON CS/CJ Series Enet	Ethernet
	OMRON PLC (HostLink)	Serial
	OMRON RFID Reader Enet	Ethernet
	OMRON RFID Reader	Serial