Multiple Transform (geometry)

Multiple Transform is an easier method of performing multiple Moves or Rotations of curves.

To display the Multiple transform dialog, click:

• Curve Editor tab > Edit panel > Transformations > Multiple Transform.
• Toolpath Transform tab > Transform panel > Multiple Transform.
• Pattern Transform tab > Transform panel > Multiple Transform.
• Boundary Transform tab > Transform panel > Multiple Transform.
• Workplane Transform tab > Transform panel > Multiple.
• Edit > Transform on the individual toolpath, boundary, pattern, or workplane context menus.

The orientation of the transform is determined by the principal working plane , , or , set in the Information toolbar.

The Rectangular tab of the Multiple Transform dialog contains the following:

• Number of rows —Enter a value or use to specify the number of columns.

  This curve transform has 3 rows and 4 columns:

  

• Distance between rows —Enter the distance between one instance and the next.
• Rotate axis — Click to rotate the transform by 90 in a clockwise direction in the principal working plane.

  Converts this:

  

  to this:

  

• Workplane origin — When selected, the active workplane is the origin. If no workplane is active then the global coordinate system is the origin.
• Bounding box origin — When selected, the origin is the centre of the bounding box containing all the entities.
• Move origin — When selected, you can move the origin graphically by dragging or by entering coordinates using , , or and in the Status bar.
• Distance between columns — Enter the distance between one instance and the next.
• Number of columns — Enter a value or use to specify the number of columns.

  This curve transform has 3 rows and 4 columns:

  

• Hollow box — This places the duplicated curves around the perimeter of the transform and removes the central ones.

  Converts this:

  

  to this:

  

• Sorting — Define the creation order of the new curves in the Explorer.

  

  • Along Y, one way in X — Creates the duplicated entities in order along the Y direction, one way in X.

    

  • Along Y, two way in X — Creates the duplicated entities in order along the Y direction, using two-way machining in X.

    

  • Along X, one way in Y — Creates the duplicated entities in order along the X direction, one way in Y.
  • Along X, two way in Y — Creates the duplicated entities in order along the X direction, using two-way machining in Y.
  • Clockwise — Creates the duplicated entities in a clockwise direction.

    

  • Anticlockwise — Creates the duplicated entities in an counter-clockwise direction.

For more information, see Rectangular transform example; this example shows you how to create multiple moves on a toolpath using a rectangular pattern, but the principle is the same for curves.

For information on the Circular tab, see Multiple Transform — Circular.