Topic: looking for a spread function

[ELOQUINTET]

i was just given a glass rail layout for a huge stair. what i have to do is take this layout and spread all 80 pieces apart so i can dimension them and put each on a letter size sheet. what i'm looking for is something that would allow me to do something like this:

move first piece to the right 48"
then i could selct the second piece and the first would be moved over too
the end result would be 80 pieces with 48" between each

does someone have something like this or would something like this be hard to write because i'm in desperate need of help

[whdjr]

Do they have to be in a particular order?

[ELOQUINTET]

yes they are in numerical order. i already did it manually but this would be a nice tool to have next time i have to do this so i'd still like to find something

[whdjr]

Can you post a picture of what you started with and what you ended up with?
Do they have some kind of attribute to determine their order? anything to identify them uniquely?

[Kate M]

Seems like you could make some kind of repeating macro...can't code it right now, but it'd look something like this

move
(get previous)
(select new piece)
48,0 <--setting base point
(enter) <--using base point as displacment
repeat

Sort of?

[ELOQUINTET]

ok i'll post it when i finish in a rush right now

[ELOQUINTET]

here's a quick before and after

http://theswamp.org/lilly_pond/dan/GLASS%20LAYOUT.JPG?nossi=1