Move Objects Along A Curve

[Fire Alarm]

I am creating a DVR for a CCTV system that I am designing, and need to move some object along an arc. Does anyone know of a command that will allow me to do so. This would save a lot of time.

Thanks

[Tiger]

Array -> polar can sort of do it for ya

[Fire Alarm]

I tried array. That was my first inclination to use. It did not work.

[Coosbaylumber]

I use the old fashioned ROTATE. Use the curve center for the rotation point, then encapsulate and rotate along that curve.

 

Long as you do not have a multiline or P-line with different radaii, it works. Rotate lines or text in to position then.

 

Wm.

[Fire Alarm]

Can't use rotate either, because the arcs are different sizes. Tried that one to. It would work, but I need to do it over and over.

[Tiger]

so we're talking several different objects along several different arcs? If there is no common element between them, I can't figure out an easier way to do it besides ROTATE. For some more ideas, I recommend you post some screenshots and/or a better explanation on what you want to accomplish.

[tzframpton]

What about something that works like this?

 

http://www.cadtutor.net/forum/showthread.php?t=37646

[Fire Alarm]

Yeah, something in that nature, but with objects (circles, eclipse).

[GhostRider]

Maybe this lisp will help

 

http://www.cadtutor.net/forum/showthread.php?t=32162&highlight=xdiv

[Fire Alarm]

Ghost Rider this looks like it might work. I will give it a shot. Thanks everyone for responding.

[GhostRider]

I vaguely remember another lisp that did something similar, ASMI or LeeMac, maybe one of the other lisp gods wrote. you might search deeper than I did, would measure with inserting a block work for you ?

 

Ohh sorry you want to move objects, not place them

[rkent]

Maybe PUT2.lsp will work for you.

http://www.turvill.com/t2/free_stuff/index.htm

[Fire Alarm]

I will take a look at this also. Thanks rkent.

[Coosbaylumber]

so we're talking several different objects along several different arcs? If there is no common element between them, I can't figure out an easier way to do it besides ROTATE. For some more ideas, I recommend you post some screenshots and/or a better explanation on what you want to accomplish.

 

 

Same here...

 

For when I read initial quiery is mentioned ONE curve, not multiple ones, like on a polyline.

 

I have done this via older methods, but it involves cutting out a section of some multi-curved polyline, into an exact length. Between here and here this is the text I wanna use....

 

Next thing may find out is that is wrong text font, or size.

 

Wm.