Creating a Rectangular Array
The Rectangular Array tool enables you to reproduce one or more objects in symmetrical formation along two axes (rows and columns). This is particularly useful when you need to place identical Spatial Objects at regular intervals and equidistant from each other (for example, a bank of Delay Points to model turnstiles).
To create a Rectangular Array:
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Click on
or select
(or type
rectarray in the Command bar).
The Command bar prompts you to Select object(s) for the array.
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Select the object (or objects) you want to reproduce, and press
Enter.
The Command bar prompts you to "Select the object reference point".
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Click within the object (or at one point within the selected
objects) to define the reference point around which the array will be
generated.
The Command bar prompts you to "Select row direction and spacing interval".
- Move your cursor in the direction you want the row of reproduced objects to be arrayed.
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Click at the point which represents the space you want to
maintain between each subsequent object in the row:
The Command bar prompts: "How many objects in a row" (to create a single row, enter 1).
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Type the number of reproduced objects you want to appear in the
row you have just defined and then press
Enter.
The Command bar prompts you to "Select column direction and spacing interval".
- Move your cursor in the direction you want the column of reproduced objects to be arrayed.
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Click at the point which represents the space you want to maintain
between each subsequent object in the column.
The Command bar prompts: "How many objects in a column" (to create a single column, enter 1).
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Type the number of reproduced objects you want to appear in the
column you have just defined and then press
Enter.
The arrayed objects are displayed in LEGION Model Builder workspace. All properties and links associated with the original object are also associated with the objects in the array.
