
Creates a static 2D rectangular or polar array of entities through a dialog box.
Accessing the Command
command bar: arrayclassic
menu: Modify | Array | Array Dialog Box
: arrayclassic
Displays a dialog box:

(Dialog box for creating rectangular arrays.)
Command Options
Rectangular Array Option
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Description
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Select Entities
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To select entities to be arrays:
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Click the Select Entities button ( )
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The Array dialog box temporarily closes, and you prompted to to select entities: Select entities to array - Select one or more entities
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Press Enter to return to the dialog box
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Rows Count
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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.
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Rows Offset
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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
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Columns Count
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Specify the number of columns:
- Enter a value for the number of columns.
- Click the spin arrows to increase or decrease the distance.
Notice that the preview window updates with the number of columns.
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Columns Offset
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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
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Spacing Rectangle
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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.
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Click the Pick Points button ( )
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The Array dialog box temporarily closes and prompts you: Specify spacing rectangle - specify two points in the drawing.
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Slope Angle
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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.
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Polar Array Options
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Description
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Select Entities
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To select entities to be arrays:
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Click the Select Entities button ( )
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The Array dialog box temporarily closes, and you prompted to to select entities: Select entities to array - Select one or more entities
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Press Enter to return to the dialog box
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Center
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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.
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Angle between
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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.
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Angle to fill
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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.
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Number of items
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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.
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Rotate items as copied
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Determines whether copies are rotated when they are arrayed:
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No - does not rotate entities; all copies have the same orientation as the original
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Yes - rotates copies
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Entity base point
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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.
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Related Commands
3dArray - creates 3D arrays.
-Array - creates a polar or rectangular array of entities; displays prompts at the command bar.
Array - associatively distributes entity copies in an evenly spaced rectangular, polar or path array.
ArrayEdit - allows editing associative array entities and their source entities.
ArrayPath - associatively distributes entity copies evenly along a path into multiple rows, and levels.
ArrayPolar - associatively distributes entity copies evenly in a circular pattern about a center point or axis of rotation, using multiple rows, and levels.
ArrayRect - associatively distributes entity copies into any number of rows, columns, and levels.
MInsert - inserts arrays of blocks.