Creating linear patterns

- [Narrator] Tinkercad has a hidden method…of creating patterns or arrays.…Here's how to do it.…I'll drag a pyramid onto the work plane.…Then I'll use the duplicate button…and drag that object off to the side,…maybe using a shift key to constrain that movement,…can even type in a more exact value here.…Then I'll click on that button again…to create additional copies.…Instead of just duplicating in place,…those additional copies are duplicated…and offset with the same settings…that I used in the first move.…

And I'll just make note that if I change my view here…and do duplicate some more,…the objects maintain that original pattern that's been set.…Changing my view doesn't alter the direction…of the duplication like it does…when you're using copy and paste.…Okay, let's delete a few of these leaving just one.…I want to investigate this pattern setting move…just a little bit further.…What are all our options?…So the real key is the shape really needs…to stay selected throughout the entire operation.…

If you un-select you're going to have to delete it…