Rhinoceros

Array

Lays out copies of objects in a specified number rows and columns.

Steps:

1. Select

   the objects.

2. The array directions are the x-, y-, and z-directions of the active construction plane.

3. Type the number of copies in the x-direction, and press Enter

   .

4. Type values of 1 or more for the number of copies.

5. Type the number of copies in the y-direction.

6. Type the number of copies in the z-direction.

7. Pick

   the corners of a rectangle that defines the unit cell (x- and y-spacing) distance.

8. Pick the height of the unit cell, or press Enter

   to use the width distance.

9. Or, type the distances for the x-spacing, y-spacing, and z-spacing.

   A preview displays.

10. Press Enter

    to accept the array or change the options.

Options

Number

XNumber/YNumber/ZNumber

Changes the number of objects in the x, y, and z-directions.

Spacing

XSpacing/YSpacing/ZSpacing

Changes the spacing in the x, y and z-directions.

History enabled… Changing the input objects changes the output objects.

Transform > Rectangular Array Array > Rectangular Array Transform > Array > Rectangular Related topics…

ArrayPolar

Lays out copies of objects in a circle around a central point.

Steps:

1. Select

   the objects.

2. Pick

   the center of the array.

3. The rotation axis for the polar array is the z-direction of the active construction plane at the chosen point

4. Type the number of items and press Enter

   .

5. Enter a value of 2 or more.

6. Type the angle to fill.

7. Copies of the selected objects appear, rotated around the axis defined by the center point.

Options

StepAngle

Enter the angle between objects.

History enabled… Changing the input objects changes the output objects.

Transform > Polar Array Array > Polar Array Transform > Array > Polar Related topics…

ArraySrf

Lays out copies of objects in a specified number rows and columns on a surface, using the surface normal to orient the objects.

Steps:

1. Select

   the objects.

2. Pick

   a base point relative to the objects that will be arrayed on the surface.

3. Pick a normal (up) direction for the objects, or press Enter

   if the normal direction for the object is the construction plane z-axis.

4. This direction will be normal to the surface.

5. Select the target surface.

6. Type the number of elements in the u-direction.

7. Type the number of elements in the v-direction.

8. The objects are arrayed over the untrimmed surface evenly, spaced along the u- and v- directions
   of the surface.

   If the surface is trimmed, some of the arrayed base points may be outside the trimmed surface but on the underlying untrimmed surface. In this case, the ShrinkTrimmedSrf
   command might help with placing the objects.

Array > Array on Surface Transform > Array > Along Surface Related topics…

 

Array