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.