# Atom Copy

- Object
- Shift

Set here the translation vector applied to each new atom.

By default, each copied atom has the same coordinates as the original atom. This is expected when copying an atom or a list of atoms to a different layer. However, when each new atom is in the same layer as the original atom (for a list of atoms, the Local option in the Layer menu), a small shift helps to separate the new atoms from the original ones.

All other properties are the same for copied and original atoms (only the identification numbers are different).
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