ArrayClassic

Rectangular Array Option

Description

Select Entities

To select entities to be arrays:

1. Click the Select Entities button ()

2. The Array dialog box temporarily closes, and you prompted to to select entities: Select entities to array - Select one or more entities

3. Press Enter to return to the dialog box

Rows Count

Specify the number of rows:

• Enter a value for the number of rows
• Click the spin arrows to increase or decrease the distance

Notice that the preview window updates with the number of rows.

Rows Offset

Specify the offset distance between subsequent rows. A positive offset distance adds rows from left to right, a negative one right to left.

Do one of the following:

• Type a distance in the Rows Offset field.
• Click the Pick Points button ()
• The Array dialog box temporarily closes and prompts you: Vertical distance between rows - Specify two points in the drawing

Columns Count

Specify the number of columns:

• Enter a value for the number of rows
• Click the spin arrows to increase or decrease the distance

Notice that the preview window updates with the number of columns.

Columns Offset

Specify the offset distance between columns. A positive offset distance adds columns from bottom to top, while a negative distance places columns from top to bottom.

Do one of the following:

• Type a distance in the Columns Offset field.
• Click the spin arrows to increase or decrease the distance
• Click the Pick Points button ().
  The Array dialog box temporarily closes, and then prompts you: Horizontal distance between columns - specify two points in the drawing

Spacing Rectangle

Specifies the spacing between rows and columns with a rectangle that you pick in the drawing:

• Length of rectangle = distance between columns
• Width of rectangle = distance between rows 

The distance is measured from the start of one entity to the start of the next.

1. Click the Pick Points button ()

2. The Array dialog box temporarily closes and prompts you: Specify spacing rectangle - specify two points in the drawing.

Slope Angle

Specifies the angle of the array from the x axis (0 degrees). Do one of the following:

• Type an angle in the Slope angle field.
• Click the Pick Points button (). The Array dialog box temporarily closes and prompts you: Select angle of array -
  pick two points in the drawing

Notice that the preview window updates with the number of columns.

Polar Array Options

Description

Select Entities

To select entities to be arrays:

1. Click the Select Entities button ()

2. The Array dialog box temporarily closes, and you prompted to to select entities: Select entities to array - Select one or more entities

3. Press Enter to return to the dialog box

Center

Specifies the center point of the array. Do one of the following:

• Enter coordinates in the X and Y fields.
• Click the Pick Point button (). The Array dialog box temporarily closes and you are prompted: Base/Center of polar array - specify a point in the drawing.

Angle between

Specifies the angle between each copy of the entity in the array. Do one of the following:

• Click the Calculate radio button to calculate the angle from the Angle to fill and Number of items.
• Type an angle in the Angle field.
• Click the Pick Points button (). The Array dialog box temporarily closes, and you are prompted: Specify angle between - pick a point in the drawing. As you do, a line displays dynamically between your pick point and the previously-selected center point.

Angle to fill

Determines the extent and direction of the array. 

• Enter 360 for a full circle of copies
• Enter a smaller number to draw a partial polar array
• Enter a positive angle to draw the array counter clockwise
• Enter a negative number to draw the array clockwise

Do one of the following:

• Click the Calculate radio button to calculate the angle from Angle between and Number of items .
• Type an angle in the Angle field.
• Click the Pick Points button (). The Array dialog box temporarily closes and prompts you: Specify angle between - pick a point in the drawing. As you do, a line displays dynamically between your pick point and the previously-selected center point.

Number of items

Specifies the number of items in the array. Do one of the following:

• Click the Calculate radio button to calculate the angle from the Angle between and Angle to fill .
• Enter a number larger than 1.

Notice that the preview window updates with the number of items.

Rotate items as copied

Determines whether copies are rotated when they are arrayed:

• No - does not rotate entities; all copies have the same orientation as the original
• Yes - rotates copies

Entity base point

Relocates the base point of the selected entities. Do one of the following:

• Check the Use Default option (= lower left corner of the selection set bounding box).
• Click the Pick Point button (). The Array dialog box temporarily closes and prompts you: Base/Center of polar array - specify a point in the drawing.