# Copying multiple objects

**URL:** <https://forums.sketchup.com/t/copying-multiple-objects/185962>\
**Category:** Pro\
**Tags:** sketchup, advice, bug, modeling\
**Created:** [January 7, 2022, 6:46pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/copying-multiple-objects/185962 "2022-01-07T18:46:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![GraftLake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ad7895/32.png) [@GraftLake](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/GraftLake)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2022, 6:46pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/copying-multiple-objects/185962/1 "2022-01-07T18:46:51Z")

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With my SU 2021 Pro I realize the copy multiple function is not working properly. When I move an object a random distance the distance shows up in the lower right hand corner, but if I then type 10x for example to do the multiple copies, I get an error message saying “Invalid Length Entered”.

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**Author:** ![DaveR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/daver/32/7601_2.png) [@DaveR](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/DaveR)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2022, 6:48pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/copying-multiple-objects/185962/2 "2022-01-07T18:48:55Z")

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Sounds like user error, not a bug. Make sure you aren’t holding the modifier key (Ctrl) while doing this. Enter the move distance and press enter. Then type the number of copies.  
 ![copy](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/f/7/f7ea0e85146d014018401020a0049215649efab2.gif)