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The polar pattern array command has been developed to duplicate clone objects at an angle around a specific center.

Table of Contents

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Location of the Polar Array Command

The Polar Pattern Array command can be run from the toolbar on the left side of the program.

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In addition, the Drawings tab is available under the Edit heading.

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Options in the Polar

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Array Dialog

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 Specifications 

Descriptions

Increment angle

The angle value determining the distance to be left between the elements to be multiplied is entered.

Number of copies

Copy count

The number of elements to be duplicated is entered.

Axial

offset

move

From the clicked point, how far the center will shift is entered. If zero is left, the clicked point is the center.

X axis

It is selected to create a copy center parallel to the X axis.

Y axis

It is selected to create the copy center parallel to the Y axis.

Z axis

It is selected to create the copy center parallel to the Z axis.

Selected axle

Arbitrary axis

Used to determine an axis to be drawn in the image windows as the copy center.

Local to

working plane

active workplane

It is selected if the definition point of the working plane as the center in the copying process is desired.

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Usage Steps

  • Click on the Polar Pattern Array line on the left toolbar.

  • Select the object or objects you want to duplicate in the drawing area by clicking with the left mouse button.

  • Click the right mouse button to finish the selection.

  • The Polar Replication Array dialog will appear.

  • After making the necessary adjustments, click the Finish button, then the objects will be duplicated.

Process step

Plan view

3D perspective view

Process step

Plan view

3D perspective view

Execution of Runing the command and object selection

The column will be reproduced along the circles, around the z-axis (perpendicular to the plane of the paper) axis. Nested circles have been drawn to aid the lecture.

 

Selection of the replication center and giving parameters

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Final image view after polar array command execution