3DARRAY (Command)

Maintains legacy behavior for creating nonassociative, 3D rectangular or polar arrays.

Access Methods

Button

 Menu:  Modify 3D Operations 3D Array

 Toolbar: Modeling tool set Copy tool group 3D Array

Summary

3DARRAY functionality has been replaced with the enhanced ARRAY command, which allows you to create associative or nonassociative, 2D or 3D, rectangular, path, or polar arrays. 3DARRAY maintains legacy behavior.

For 3D rectangular arrays, in addition to columns and rows, you also specify the number of levels in the Z direction. For 3D polar arrays, you specify the axis of rotation with any two points in space.

The entire selection set is treated as a single element in the array.

List of Prompts

The following prompts are displayed.

Enter type of array [Rectangular/Polar] <R>: Enter an option or press Enter

Rectangular Array

Copies objects in a matrix of rows (X axis), columns (Y axis), and levels (Z axis). An array must have at least two rows or two columns or two levels.

Specifying one row requires that more than one column be specified, and vice versa. Specifying one level creates a two-dimensional array.

Positive values generate the array along the positive X, Y, and Z axes. Negative values generate the array along the negative X, Y, and Z axes.

Polar Array

Copies objects about an axis of rotation.

The specified angle determines how far the objects are arrayed about the axis of rotation. A positive number produces a counterclockwise array rotation. A negative number produces a clockwise array rotation.

Entering y or pressing Enter rotates each array element.