# Duplicate MC

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/duplicate-mc/92675>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [October 20, 2003, 2:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/duplicate-mc/92675 "2003-10-20T14:43:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![domestos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c0e974/32.png) [@domestos](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/domestos)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2003, 2:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/duplicate-mc/92675/1 "2003-10-20T14:43:02Z")

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amount = 10;  
while (amount\>0) {  
duplicateMovieClip(\_root.abc, “mc”+i, i);  
setProperty(“mc”+i, \_x, i);  
i++;  
amount–;  
}

how can I set the property of duplicated Mc’s that the distance betwen Mc’s to be 10 px?  
help…thanks