Manual Reference Functions Menu Arrange
Rotation
Linear Mode
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| Various Rotate values with Per Step enabled. |
The Arrange function can also vary the orientation of the selected objects if Enable Rotation is enabled. The first object will keep its original rotation and the remaining selected objects will be rotated uniformly according to the Rotate value, which either defines the change in rotation between each selected object (Per Step enabled) or between the first and last selected objects (Per Step disabled — the value will be interpolated for the objects between the first and last objects).
The spiral staircase in the example below was created by moving the origin away from the object center.
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| A spiral staircase achieved by moving each object origin away from the object’s center. |
Enter X-, Y-, and Z rotation values here.
Circle Mode
The Arrange function can also vary the orientation of the selected objects if Enable Rotation is enabled. The first object will keep its original rotation and the remaining selected objects will be rotated uniformly according to the Rotate value, which either defines the change in rotation between each selected object (Per Step enabled) or between the first and last selected objects (Per Step disabled — the value will be interpolated for the objects between the first and last objects).
Enable this option to align the selected objects with their X-axes tangential to the virtual circle.
Enter X-, Y-, and Z rotation values here.
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| Various arrangements. Going clockwise starting from top-left, these are: Start set to 120°; with Y movement; full circle with X movement; Align Tangential enabled; Align Tangential disabled. |
Along Spline mode
Here you can enable rotation for the objects. The objects will then be arranged along the spline with the axis specified by the Align value tangential to the spline.
You can use a rail spline to control the alignment of the objects. Drag and drop the rail spline from the Object manager into this box.
The alignment axis is defined by Align.
The Bank is the angle by which each object is rotated about the object axis defined by Align.
You can rotate the objects using the Rotate value. It has the same function as previously described for the Linear mode. However, this rotation will be added to any rotation defined by the optional rail spline.
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| Various arrangements along a spline. Start Pos set to 100% (top) and 50% (center); Rail Spline enabled (bottom). |