Synopsis
This design is used to create multiple instances arranged in a three dimensional matrix within a larger block reference frame.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ChildType | name | The name of the child design to instantiate. The default value is :Block. Note that the BlockGroup design presumes that the childType design has length, width and height parameters. |
| ChildLength | number | Length of the individual child instances. |
| ChildWidth | number | Width of the individual child instances. |
| ChildHeight | number | Height of the individual child instances. |
| NXChildren | integer | Number of children in the local X direction of the BlockGroup. Default is 1. |
| NYChildren | integer | Number of children in the local Y direction of the BlockGroup. Default is 1. |
| NZChildren | integer | Number of children in the local Z direction of the BlockGroup. Default is 1. |
| ChildAdditionalParameters | list | List of pairs containing names and values of "additional" parameters to be supplied to the creation of the child at runtime. |
Rules
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ChildType | name | The name of the child design to instantiate. The default value is :Block. Note that the BlockGroup design presumes that the childType design has length, width and height parameters. |
| ChildLength | number | Length of the individual child instances. |
| ChildWidth | number | Width of the individual child instances. |
| ChildHeight | number | Height of the individual child instances. |
| NXChildren | integer | Number of children in the local X direction of the BlockGroup. Default is 1. |
| NYChildren | integer | Number of children in the local Y direction of the BlockGroup. Default is 1. |
| NZChildren | integer | Number of children in the local Z direction of the BlockGroup. Default is 1. |
| ChildAdditionalParameters | list | List of pairs containing names and values of "additional" parameters to be supplied to the creation of the child at runtime. |
Child Rules
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Blocks | list | List of NtotalChildren child instances that get created. The child parameters Length, Width, and Height, as well as the positioning, are calculated from the other BlockGroup parameters. |
Example 1
| Name: | blockGroup_Ex01 | |
| Design: | BlockGroup acDrawingDocument | |
| Name | Type | Formula |
| height | number | 20 |
| width | number | 20 |
| length | number | 100 |
| ChildWidth | number | width |
| ChildLength | number | 2 |
| NYChildren | integer | floor(length / width) |
| Child Name: | base | |
| Child Design: | :Block | |
| Name | Type | Supplied |
| height | number | 2 |
| width | number | width |
| length | number | length |
| LocalMatingPointName | name | :fTop |
| MatingPoint | point | fBottom |
Example 2
| Name: | blockGroup_Ex02 | |
| Design: | BlockGroup acDrawingDocument | |
| Name | Type | Formula |
| height | number | 100 |
| width | number | 20 |
| length | number | 100 |
| ChildHeight | number | 20 |
| ChildWidth | number | 20 |
| ChildLength | number | 100 |
| ChildType | name | :blockGroup_Ex01 |
| NZChildren | integer | 5 |
| Child Name: | top | |
| Child Design: | :Block | |
| Name | Type | Supplied |
| height | number | 2 |
| width | number | width |
| length | number | length |
| LocalMatingPointName | name | :fBottom |
| MatingPoint | point | fTop |
| color | string | "jungle green" |
| Child Name: | backing | |
| Child Design: | :Block | |
| Name | Type | Supplied |
| height | number | height |
| width | number | 1 |
| length | number | length |
| LocalMatingPointName | name | :fLeft |
| MatingPoint | point | fRight |
| color | string | "dandelion" |