The Copy command will place a copy of the selected object on the clipboard without deleting it from the current scene.
To copy an element:
1. Click on the object with the Wand to select it; the selected element turns cyan and a small white sphere indicates its center of geometry.
2. Select “Copy” in the “Edit” menu; the element is copied onto the clipboard without being removed from the current scene.
You can use the Copy command to paste the element into the current document or into another document. (See chapter User Manual/Edit/Paste.)
Amapi 3D pastes an element at the location the original element had when it was copied (relative to the origin of the work space), even if you have switched current document (see how to toggle from one document to another in the chapter User Manual/Window/Document). If you paste the element in the current document, the copy will be placed at the exact same location as the original object, and therefore will be on top of it.
Amapi 3D also provides the “Duplication” tool which may be more suitable for copying objects in a scene.