Copy - Radial Array



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Copy entities (including faces, curves, objects or NC toolpaths) in a radial pattern about a specified axis.

Notes regarding moving/copying Part entities and NC entities toolpaths:

The following is the Feature Guide for Copy Radial Pattern.

Remember: You can open the Feature Guide at any time on the graphic display area by right-clicking.

Required Step 1

Select entities that you want to copy. All types of entities can be selected (curves, faces, open / closed objects, sketches). The cursor will tell you what you are selecting, and you can use the Selection Filter to enable you to select the entities you want. Press exit when all entities are selected.

If you select a face and use Include entire feature, all faces belonging to the same feature (created by the same function) will be automatically selected. Toggle Include entire feature to Only selected faces if you want to select individual faces. This field will not appear if you select objects, curves, sketches, or faces of different features.

Part example:

NC ToolPath example:

 

Required Step 2

Select the axis of rotation. This can be an edge, line, sketched line, or datum axis.

Part example:

NC ToolPath example:

 

Required Step 3

Set the parameters of the array. The Counter number is the total number of items after copying, including the original. Theta is the angle between each copied item. You can reverse the copy direction by clicking on the arrow.

For Part options only: the Merge On field means that all copied items will be part of the same object as the original. Toggle to Merge Off if you want each copied item to be an individual object.

Part example:

NC ToolPath example:

When you are finished, press OK or Apply in the Feature Guide to complete the function.

NC ToolPath example:

 

Merge On / Off in Part examples:

 

When completed, the Copy Radial Pattern will appear in the Feature Tree as follows:

 

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