Topic: ACAD-Array

[theluck19]

Hi,

In micro station V8i there is an option to array objects as per a polyline's path. However autocad has only rectangular/polar options.
Currently i am using offset-divide-copy-paste method. Is there a quickerway or does someone have a program that does this?
Am using AutoCAD 2007
Cheers.

[mjfarrell]

Hi,

In micro station V8i there is an option to array objects as per a polyline's path. However autocad has only rectangular/polar options.
Currently i am using offset-divide-copy-paste method. Is there a quickerway or does someone have a program that does this?
Am using AutoCAD 2007
Cheers.

The bad news is that 2012 supports this type of array (now).  However I won't tell you to upgrade.
With the Divide and Measure commands one can place a block, effectively creating an ARRAY.
I'm trying to remember if 2007 supports Dynamic Blocks; if it does an alignment parameter can aide in keeping the blocks aligned correctly to the path.
The difference is in 2012 the arrayed objects are dynamically linked to the path object.

I think there might be a routine somewhere here at the swamp that also creates a dynamic aray.

http://www.theswamp.org/index.php?topic=39015.msg448981#msg448981

[theluck19]

Thanx...

[danallen]

With the Divide and Measure commands one can place a block, effectively creating an ARRAY.
I'm trying to remember if 2007 supports Dynamic Blocks; if it does an alignment parameter can aide in keeping the blocks aligned correctly to the path.

I believe Divide and Measure have always had an option to align blocks with object.

Dan

[alanjt]

I'm trying to remember if 2007 supports Dynamic Blocks; if it does an alignment parameter can aide in keeping the blocks aligned correctly to the path.
The difference is in 2012 the arrayed objects are dynamically linked to the path object.

I'm pretty sure dynamic blocks came out in 2006.

[mjfarrell]

Just covering all bases there. However thanks for the fact checking gentlemen.   

[Jeff H]

I'm trying to remember if 2007 supports Dynamic Blocks; if it does an alignment parameter can aide in keeping the blocks aligned correctly to the path.
The difference is in 2012 the arrayed objects are dynamically linked to the path object.

I'm pretty sure dynamic blocks came out in 2006.

Just dealt with this and yes they came out in 2006.

[alanjt]

I'm trying to remember if 2007 supports Dynamic Blocks; if it does an alignment parameter can aide in keeping the blocks aligned correctly to the path.
The difference is in 2012 the arrayed objects are dynamically linked to the path object.

I'm pretty sure dynamic blocks came out in 2006.

and yes they came out in 2006.

[theluck19]

Dont wanna sound too dumb here, but thats why i posted it in new to CAD. What i want looks something like this. I dont know about dynamic blocks much. Was in Design for a long time before this new job where i have to make the CAD output as well.Please tell me if dynamic blocks does this & I shall learn about it ASAP. Thanx.

[mjfarrell]

you shouldn't need dynamic blocs to do this....

however they could help by using predefined stretch increment (bar spacings)

so they could be worth exploring.

[trogg]

Alan has a LISP routine that'll work http://www.theswamp.org/index.php?topic=32789.0.

You just need to offset the polyline so that the object that you want copied/arrayed will have a path to be on. below is an example.

Hope this helps...