Copying objects equal distances apart along a straight line in AutoCAD 14

Have you ever wanted to copy an object repeatedly at equal distances from the original object? If you're copying along a straight line (vertically or horizontally), there's an easy way to do it. Before you begin copying your object, turn Ortho on. Next, select the object you wish to copy. Click on one of the object grips to make the grip hot, which begins the Stretch command. Press [spacebar] to change the command to Move,  then type c (for copy) and press [Enter]. Now you must select the point where you want your first copy. 

You can click on this point on the screen or type it at the command line. Now, simply press [Shift] and move the cursor. You'll see that when you select a point next to the copy, the new object copy is placed the same distance from the original copy that the original copy is from the original object. You can repeat this process to place as many object copies as you want at equal distances along a straight line.

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