Creating an Array

In this Task 

• A rectangular array of objects will be created.

Associated Tasks 

• Inserting a Point to indicate the center mark of a circle.

Take Note 

• The instructions for this task apply to the LTE menu and Workspace, however Video Animation for the LTE and Ribbon Workspace is provided below.

Creating an Array

LTE Menu and Workspace : Modify | Array | Array

Palette : Modify 2D | Modify | Array Copy

This duplication tool allows objects to be copied in a rectangular manner by specifying the distances between the objects on the horizontal and vertical axes.The distance between the objects is referred to as the cell distance.Objects which are duplicated along the horizontal axis are referred to as columns ; objects which are duplicated along the vertical axis are referred to as rows.When using any of the object duplication methods such as Array, the object must be pre-selected.

 

 

Onto the intersection of the center lines, insert 3 concentric circles with diameters of 19, 25 and 35 shown below.

Next, relocate the 0,0 origin to the lower left corner vertex of the rectangle, shown below. Use Modes | Coord System | Relocate Origin to do this.

Concentric circles placed on intersection of center lines

Creating aCenter Line Mark

LTE Menu and Workspace : Draw | Point | Cross

Palette : Panel Setup | Point & Arrow | Cross

Toolbar : (At left edge of the editor) Point | Cross

This tool is useful for marking centers of arcs and circles prior to dimensioning.The overall length of the Point markers can be adjusted using the Selection Info palette.

Right click onto the Point > Cross tool from the toolbar at the left edge of the editor and set the Cross size to 10.

In the General page, set the layer to CL. then click OK.

Left click onto the Cross tool, then use SHIFT TAB to access the coordinate fields. Input 15 into the X field and 10 into the Y field. Press Enter.

The point should automatically be positioned in the location shown below.

Point positioned at X15 ; Y 10

Insert a circle with a diameter of 5 onto the intersection of the point, shown below.

Array

LTE Menu and Workspace : Modify | Array | Array

Palette : Modify 2D | Modify | Array Copy

This duplication tool allows objects to be copied in a rectangular manner by specifying the distances between the objects on the horizontal and vertical axes.The distance between the objects is referred to as the cell distance.Objects which are duplicated along the horizontal axis are referred to as columns ; objects which are duplicated along the vertical axis are referred to as rows.When using any of the object duplication methods such as Array, the object must be pre-selected.

Select both the circle and the point using a left-to-right window selection, shown below.

From the menu options above, select Array, then TAB to the data fields and input the values shown below. Press Enter after the last value has been input.

The result is shown below.

Circles and center marks arrayed along vertical and horizontal axis