How to use Advanced Duplicator 2

A full guide on how to use AD2. This tool is useful for pasting dupes, sharing builds and copying semi-built structures.

What You Will Need

You will need some pre-existing entities before getting started with Advanced Duplicator 2:

> The Advanced Duplicator 2 addon (found below)
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=773402917

> A copy of Garry's Mod

> A build/structure you are wanting to duplicate.

Getting started

> Firstly, load into a Garry's Mod world (I recommend sandbox) and build your magnificent creation.

> Next, ensure that your build is welded. This is a necessary requirement for duplicating built structures. Your build should be welded to a single constraint point, limiting the issues you will have with later pasting the item.

For example, the each individual washing machines should all be welded to one constraint point, the drawers.

> Once all your props are welded to one point, bring up the Advanced Duplicator 2 tool in the Q menu (it will be located along the right-hand side).

Here shows the location of the Advanced Duplication tool, just above the Ballons tool.

> In addition, make sure your tool is correctly selected on the specific boxes shown below:

As you can see in the bottom right, the boxes and copy paste size will need to be set as per shown in the image above. However, the copy paste size will need to be increased if your build is on a larger scale; this will increase the area of which the tool copies the props around it.

> Following on, you will then need to right click at the main constraint point (the drawers in this case)

> This should then cause a shadowed version of your build to spawn. If done correctly all your props should appear just as you built them. If not, do not worry! Go back and re-weld all the props to the same constraint point and try again.

Saving

Well done! You have successfully duplicated your first custom build! But don't get too excited, we are not finished just yet.

> Finally, and arguably the most important part, you are going to need to save your build. Firstly go onto the Q menu and find the Advanced Duplicator tool like we did originally.



> Next, right click on the 'Advanced Duplicator 2' folder and navigate down to 'New Folder'.


> Press 'New Folder' and call the folder whatever you wish, such as 'My builds'.

> Finally, right click once again on the folder which you just created and press 'Save'. Rename the file as you wish (Test1 in this case) and press the save button located next to the text bar.

The save button is key to finishing the process, make sure its pressed!

Voila! Just like that and you have completed your first duplication on Garry's Mod. This guide took a whole nights worth of work, so a thumbs up would be appreciated :-) Leave any questions and queries down below and future suggestions for guides. See you soon!

[Abdullah]

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