Draft Array

Description
The Array tool creates an orthogonal (3-axes) or polar array from a selected object. If no object is selected, you will be invited to select one.



How to use

 * 1) Select an object you wish to make an array with
 * 2) Press the  button

Options

 * The array starts as orthogonal by default, you can then change its mode in the properties.

Properties

 * : Specifies the type of the array, ortho or polar

For orthogonal arrays:


 * : The interval between each copy on the first axis
 * : The interval between each copy on the second axis
 * : The interval between each copy on the third axis
 * : The number of copies on the first axis
 * : The number of copies on the second axis
 * : The number of copies on the third axis

For polar arrays:


 * : The normal direction of the array circle
 * : The center point of the array
 * : The angle to cover with copies
 * : The number of copies

Scripting
The Array tool can by used in macros and from the python console by using the following function:

array (objectslist,xvector,yvector,xnum,ynum,[zvector,znum]) for rectangular array, or array (objectslist,center,totalangle,totalnum) for polar array: Creates an array of the objects contained in list (that can be an object or a list of objects) with, in case of rectangular array, xnum of iterations in the x direction at xvector distance between iterations, and same for y direction with yvector and ynum. In case of polar array, center is a vector, totalangle is the angle to cover (in degrees) and totalnum is the number of objects, including the original.

Example:

import FreeCAD,Draft Draft.array(FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.ActiveObject,FreeCAD.Vector(2,0,0),FreeCAD.Vector(0,2,0),2,2)