Tags objects to be arrayed when content is inserted in a drawing.
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Summary
When the content is inserted in a drawing, AutoCAD Mechanical toolset creates copies of the marked objects in a regularly spaced rectangular or polar array. No copying takes place in the content editor.
List of Prompts
The following prompts are displayed.
Select objects
Marks the objects to be arrayed.
- Rectangular
- Creates copies of the selected objects as an array of rows and columns.
- Number of rows - Specifies a meaningful name for this array parameter (instead of array_row1) and the default number of rows for the array. Insert the “=” sign after the name. Then specify the number of rows.
- Number of columns - Specifies a meaningful name for this array parameter (instead of array_column1) and the default number of columns for the array. Insert the “=” sign after the name. Then specify the number of columns.
- Distance between rows - Specifies a meaningful name for this array parameter (instead of array_row_dist1) and the default gap between rows. Insert the “=” sign after the name. Then specify the gap. To add rows downward, specify a negative value.
- Distance between columns - Specifies a meaningful name for this array parameter (instead of array_column_dist1) and the default gap between columns. Insert the “=” sign after the name. Then specify the gap.
- Array icon location - Specifies a location to place an icon that represents the array.
- Polar
- Creates copies of the selected objects uniformly around a specified center point.
- Center point of array - Creates an array defined by a center point.
- Base Point - Specifies a new reference (base) point relative to the selected objects that will remain at a constant distance from the center point of the array as the objects are arrayed.
- Number of items in array - Specifies a meaningful name for this array parameter (instead of array_item1) and the default number of copies to create. Insert the “=” sign after the name. Then specify the number of copies to create.
- Angle to fill - Specify a meaningful name for this array parameter (instead of array_angle1) and the value for the fill angle. Insert the “=” sign after the name. Then specify the fill angle.
- Rotate arrayed objects - Specify that the arrayed objects are to be rotated.
- Array icon location - Specifies a location to place an icon that represents the array.
Remove objects
Removes objects from the set marked for arraying.