Copy a Bay to the Inner Side

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Written By Ilya Kornienko

Updated at November 13th, 2025

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Introduction Steps for Copying Bay to the Inner side

Introduction

This article describes how to copy a scaffold bay to the Inner side avoiding duplicates.

 

Steps for Copying Bay to the Inner side

1.Enable precise visibility

  • In SketchUp, go to View > Face Style > X-Ray to see internal geometry and snap targets through objects.
    Tip: Snapping points are easier to identify when X-Ray is active. 
  • Ensure the ScaffPlan Toolbar (contextual toolbar) is visible. If needed: Extensions > ScaffPlan > Enable ScaffPlan Toolbar. 

2. Prepare the source bay

  • Copy/Rotate the bay by pressing Q (Rotate) then Control (to trigger Copy/Rotate command) and Copy/Rotate the bay 180° so its orientation matches the inner run requirements.
  • Press Space Bar to interrupt the rotate command.

3. Adjust bay-end configuration on the copy

  • With the copied bay selected, click Open ScaffPlan Properties Dialogue on the ScaffPlan Toolbar. 
  • In the Scaffold Bay properties, set Bay Ends: End1 & End2  = Open without Inner standard and Inner Ledgers to None (set Inner and Inner Top guardrails to None if were set). 
  • Click Modify to apply the change to the selected bay. 

4. Position the copy precisely using snapping points

  • On the ScaffPlan Toolbar, click Display Snapping Points on the bay components. 
  • Use Move (M) and snap from a known point on the copied bay to the corresponding snapping point on the inner side of the source bay.
  • Press Space Bar to interrupt the rotate command.
  • Toggle Display Snapping Points off for clarity once the copy is in place.