3D Array: 3DARRAY

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Keyboard: _3DARRAY

Alias: 3A

Experience Level: Intermediate

Creates multiple copies of entities in three dimensions. Entities are arrayed in a three-dimensional rectangular (rows, columns, and levels) pattern or a two-dimensional polar (circular) pattern in three-dimensional space. The polar pattern is created by copying entities about a specified axis.

FILter/<Select entities to array>: Select the entities you want to array. Choose FILter to filter the selection by properties.

Type of array: Polar ◆ <Rectangular>: To array entities using Rectangular, the default setting, press Enter. To array entities in a polar pattern, choose Polar or type P and press Enter.

To create a 3D rectangular array

When you array entities in a rectangular pattern, rows are defined along the x-axis, columns are defined along the y-axis, and levels are defined along the z-axis.

Entity before array.

1. Specify the number of rows in the rectangular array.
2. Specify the number of columns in the rectangular array.
3. Specify the number of levels in the rectangular array.
4. Original entity location in rectangular array.

Choose Rectangular.

Number of rows in the array <1>: To accept the default setting, press Enter. To create a different number of rows in the array, enter the number of rows you want. To array entities along the positive x-axis, enter a positive value. To array entities along the negative x-axis, enter a negative value. You must enter at least two rows to array entities in one column.

Number of columns <1>: To accept the default setting, press Enter. To create a different number of columns in the array, enter the number of columns you want. To array entities along the positive y-axis, enter a positive value. To array entities along the negative y-axis, enter a negative value. You must enter at least two columns to array entities in one row.

Number of levels <1>: To accept the default setting, press Enter. To create a different number of levels in the array, enter the number of levels you want. To array entities along the positive z-axis, enter a positive value. To array entities along the negative z-axis, enter a negative value. Creating an array with one level results in a two-dimensional array of entities.

Vertical distance between rows: Enter the distance in drawing units that you want between each row (x-coordinate) in the array.

Horizontal distance between columns: Enter the distance in drawing units that you want between each column (y-coordinate) in the array.

Depth between levels: Enter the distance in drawing units that you want between each level (z-coordinate) in the array.

To create a 3D polar array

Entity before array.

1. Specify the first point on the central axis of the polar array.
2. Specify a second point on the central axis of the polar array.

Choose Polar.

ENTER to specify angle between items ◆ <Number of items to array>: Enter the number of copies of the entities you want arrayed. To specify the angle between entities, press Enter.

Angle to array (+ for ccw, - for cw) <360>: To array entities in a full circle (360°), the default setting, press Enter. To array entities in a counterclockwise direction, enter a positive value. To array entities in a clockwise direction, enter a negative value.

Rotate entities around the array? No ◆ <Yes>: To accept the default selection, press Enter. To rotate entities as they are arrayed, choose Yes. To array entities without rotating them, choose No.

Center of 3d polar array: Specify the point around which you want the entities arrayed.

Specify second point along central axis of array: Specify a second point to define the axis around which the entities are rotated.

To specify the angle between entities

Press Enter.

Angle to array (+ for ccw, - for cw) <360>: To array entities in a full circle (360°), the default setting, press Enter. To array entities in a counterclockwise direction, enter a positive value. To array entities in a clockwise direction, enter a negative value.

Angle between items: Enter the angle between items.

Rotate entities around the array? No ◆ <Yes>: To accept the default selection, press Enter. To rotate entities as they are arrayed, choose Yes. To array entities without rotating them, choose No.

Center of 3d polar array: Specify the point around which you want the entities arrayed.

Specify second point along central axis of array: Specify a second point to define the axis around which the entities are rotated.

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