Draft Array/en

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 one of the following functions.

For rectangular array: 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.
 * This function produces standalone copies of the base object(s)

Or

For rectangular array: For polar array:
 * Creates an array of the given object 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.
 * The result of this function is a parametric Draft Array object.

Example: