Copy and Array Plants

 

Place Project Plants floating toolbar with the Copy Plants flyout icon group indicated.

 

Copy Along a Line

 

Select the icon Copy along a Line, and a pic box will appear. Select the plant you wish to copy along a line. The AutoCAD command line will indicate: “Spacing between plants <22>:” Either right click to accept the bracketed spacing (which defaults to the width of the symbol selected), or enter a number the plants are to be spaced at.

 

After either accepting the default or entering a number, the plant will be copied as you move your mouse, where you can see the amount of plants copied. Click on where you want the last plant in the line to be, and that plant will be copied at the spacing indicated, in a line from the first plant selected, to the last plant location selected.

 

Select “Copy along a Line”, and use the pick box The AutoCAD command line will want you to

to select the plant to copy. indicate the spacing between plants, say 35 for

35 feet. As you move your mouse the plant will

be copied at that spacing.

When you click on where you want the last plant copied to,

and the plant will be copied at the spacing indicated between

the two points selected.

 

Copy along an Arc

 

Select the icon Copy along an Arc, and a pic box will appear. Select the plant you wish to copy along an arc. The AutoCAD command line will indicate: “Spacing between plants <22>:” Either right click to accept the bracketed spacing (which defaults to the width of the symbol selected), or enter a number the plants are to be spaced at.

 

After either accepting the default or entering a number, the command line will then ask: “Arc mid point:”. Select the mid-point for your arc pattern. The plant will be copied as you move your mouse, where you can see the amount of plants copied. Click on where you want the last plant in the arc to be, and that plant will be copied at the spacing indicated, in an arc from the first plant selected, to the last plant location selected, with the mid-point as selected.

Select “Copy along an Arc”, and use the pick box The AutoCAD command line will want you to

to select the plant to copy. indicate the spacing between plants, say 35 for

35 feet. Then the command line will ask you to

select the mid-point of the arc.

After selecting the mid-point of the arc, move the mouse and

the plant will be copied as you move it at the spacing you selected,

and with the arc mid-point you selected. Click on the location

of the last plant, and the plants will be copied along the arc.

 

Triangular and Square Array

 

Select the icon for Triangular Array or Square Array, a pic box will appear for you to select your plant to array. The AutoCAD command line will indicate: “Spacing between plants <22>:” Either right click to accept the bracketed spacing (which defaults to the width of the symbol selected), or enter a number the plants are to be spaced at.

 

The AutoCAD command line will then ask: “Setting Snap angle – select entity, enter angle <0>, or click to specify:”. This will define the angle that the array is based upon, using the Land F/X Snap Angle function. Either select an entity to orient to (a line drawn or on an Xref), enter an angle (the default is “0”), or click two points (where a rubber band line will appear between the two).

 

After indicating the angle the array is to be based upon, as you move the mouse the plant will be copied at that array, at the spacing and angle specified. Move the mouse to the desired location, and click to array the plants.

Select “Triangular (or Square) Array”, and use the The AutoCAD command line will want you to

pic box to select the plant to copy. indicate the spacing between plants, say 35 for

35 feet. Then the command line will ask you to

Indicate the angle the array is to be based upon with

the “Snap Angle” function. After indicating an angle,

as you move your mouse the plant will be arrayed.

 

Click on the extent of the array desired, and the plant will

be arrayed for the type of array, spacing, and angle you selected.