3D Array
3D Array
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Keyboard: 3DARRAY
Alias: 3A
IntermediateCreates multiple copies of entities in three dimensions. Entities are arrayed in a three-dimensional rectangular (rows, columns, and levels) pattern or a two-dimensional polar (circular) pattern in three-dimensional space. The polar pattern is created by copying entities about a specified axis.
FILter/<Select entities to array>: Select the entities you want to array. Choose FILter to filter the selection by properties.
Type of array: Polar � <Rectangular>: To array entities using Rectangular, the default setting, press Enter. To array entities in a polar pattern, choose Polar or type P and press Enter.
To create a 3D rectangular array
When you array entities in a rectangular pattern, rows are defined along the x-axis, columns are defined along the y-axis, and levels are defined along the z-axis.
Entity before array.
- Specify the number of rows in the rectangular array.
- Specify the number of columns in the rectangular array.
- Specify the number of levels in the rectangular array.
- Original entity location in rectangular array.
Choose Rectangular.
Number of rows in the array <1>: To accept the default setting, press Enter. To create a different number of rows in the array, enter the number of rows you want. To array entities along the positive x-axis, enter a positive value. To array entities along the negative x-axis, enter a negative value. You must enter at least two rows to array entities in one column.
Number of columns <1>: To accept the default setting, press Enter. To create a different number of columns in the array, enter the number of columns you want. To array entities along the positive y-axis, enter a positive value. To array entities along the negative y-axis, enter a negative value. You must enter at least two columns to array entities in one row.
Number of levels <1>: To accept the default setting, press Enter. To create a different number of levels in the array, enter the number of levels you want. To array entities along the positive z-axis, enter a positive value. To array entities along the negative z-axis, enter a negative value. Creating an array with one level results in a two-dimensional array of entities.
Vertical distance between rows: Enter the distance in drawing units that you want between each row (x-coordinate) in the array.
Horizontal distance between columns: Enter the distance in drawing units that you want between each column (y-coordinate) in the array.
Depth between levels: Enter the distance in drawing units that you want between each level (z-coordinate) in the array.
To create a 3D polar array
Entity before array.
- Specify the first point on the central axis of the polar array.
- Specify a second point on the central axis of the polar array.
Choose Polar.
ENTER to specify angle between items � <Number of items to array>: Enter the number of copies of the entities you want arrayed. To specify the angle between entities, press Enter.
Angle to array (+ for ccw, - for cw) <360>: To array entities in a full circle (360°), the default setting, press Enter. To array entities in a counterclockwise direction, enter a positive value. To array entities in a clockwise direction, enter a negative value.
Rotate entities around the array? No � <Yes>: To accept the default selection, press Enter. To rotate entities as they are arrayed, choose Yes. To array entities without rotating them, choose No.
Center of 3d polar array: Specify the point around which you want the entities arrayed.
Specify second point along central axis of array: Specify a second point to define the axis around which the entities are rotated.
To specify the angle between entities
Press Enter.
Angle to array (+ for ccw, - for cw) <360>: To array entities in a full circle (360°), the default setting, press Enter. To array entities in a counterclockwise direction, enter a positive value. To array entities in a clockwise direction, enter a negative value.
Angle between items: Enter the angle between items.
Rotate entities around the array? No � <Yes>: To accept the default selection, press Enter. To rotate entities as they are arrayed, choose Yes. To array entities without rotating them, choose No.
Center of 3d polar array: Specify the point around which you want the entities arrayed.
Specify second point along central axis of array: Specify a second point to define the axis around which the entities are rotated.