mrdjezmin Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Hi all. I've been using the measure command built in feature to copy multiple blocks along a poly line. Works great and I just love the auto align part of it. On the other hand, I was wondering is there a way (a LISP routine or a built in feature) that can do basically the same but keep the LINEAR (vertical or horizontal) distance between copied objects constant. If any of you have any suggestions that is more or less an automated way of doing this I would appreciate if you would share it with me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadgad Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 In Autocad 2012 there is an EXPRESS TOOL on the EXPRESS TOOLS Modify flyout, called MULTIPLE COPY. I am not sure if it was included in Autocad 2011 or not, but there are a few different command modifiers available for it at the commandline, which would probably help you, including DIVIDE and MEASURE among others. I am assuming that you are familiar with the use of the ARRAY command? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrdjezmin Posted December 3, 2012 Author Share Posted December 3, 2012 I am familiar with the use of the array command. It works great linearly or on a polar pattern. My patterns are curved poly lines so when I use linear array I have a lot of snapping to do to get my objects in the needed position. Measure and divide can do the trick to copy (or divide) along a poly line but at a distance measured at poly line segment lengths and I need the distances to be linearly evenly spaced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadgad Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Not sure if you are familiar with the ARRAY option with PATH command modifier offered in 2012, was it in 2011? While interesting, perhaps this lisp (http://www.lee-mac.com/objectalign.html) by Lee Mac might be better suited to your particular task. It looks like by using this lisp, and creating a grid to supply your linear spacing you could probably do what you describe pretty easily. Lee's site is an absolute gold mine of very well designed lisps which he very generously makes available as shareware on his site. Thanks Lee! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrdjezmin Posted December 3, 2012 Author Share Posted December 3, 2012 Thank you Dadgad, that will help a lot:beer: And of course thanks Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irneb Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 Not too sure, but array only does what measure does - i.e. constant distance along path, not constant distance between consecutive items. Sounds like the same problm I had here: http://www.theswamp.org/index.php?topic=39725.0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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