Array

Option

Description

Click the Select button () .

The Array dialog box temporarily closes.

You are prompted to select entities.

Rows Count

Specify the number of rows.

Rows Offset

Specify the offset between subsequent rows.

A positive offset adds rows from left to right.

Do one of the following:

• Type a distance in the Rows Offset field.

• Click the Pick Points button ().
  The Array dialog box temporarily closes.
  Prompts you: Vertical distance between rows:
  Specify two points in the drawing.

Columns Count

Specify the number of columns.

Columns Offset

Specify the offset between subsequent columns.

A positive offset adds columns from bottom to top.

Do one of the following:

• Type a distance in the Columns Offset field.

• Click the Pick Points button ().
  The Array dialog box temporarily closes.
  Prompts you: Horizontal distance between columns:  
  Specify two points in the drawing.

Spacing Rectangle

Specify a rectangle.

Rectangle length = Columns offset.

Rectangle width = Rows offset.

Click the Pick Points button ()
The Array dialog box temporarily closes.

Prompts you: Specify spacing rectangle:  
Specify two points in the drawing.

Slope Angle

Specify a rotation angle for the spacing rectangle.
The angle is calculated with respect to the current coordinate system.

Do one of the following:

• Type an angle in the Slope angle field.

• Click the Pick Points button ().
  The Array dialog box temporarily closes.
  Prompts you: Select angle of array:
  Specify two points in the drawing.

Polar Array command options

Option

Description

Click the Select button () .

The Array dialog box temporarily closes.

You are prompted to select entities.

Center

Specifies the center point of the array.

Do one of the following:

• Enter coordinates in the X and Y fields.

• Click the Pick Point button ().
  The Array dialog box temporarily closes.
  Prompts you: Base/Center of polar array:
  Specify a point in the drawing.

Angle between

Specifies the angle between each copy.

Do one of the following:

• Click the Calculate radio button to calculate the angle from the Angle to fill and Number of items.

• Type an angle in the Angle field.

• Click the Pick Points button ().
  The Array dialog box temporarily closes.
  Prompts you: Specify angle between:
  A line displays dynamically from the current Center point.
  Specify a point in the drawing.

Angle to fill

Determines the extent and direction of the array.
Enter 360 for a full circle of copies; enter a smaller number to draw a partial polar array.
Enter a positive angle to draw the array counter clockwise; enter a negative number to draw the array clockwise.

Do one of the following:

• Click the Calculate radio button to calculate the angle from Angle between and Number of items.

• Type an angle in the Angle field.

• Click the Pick Points button ().
  The Array dialog box temporarily closes.
  Prompts you: Specify angle between:
  A line displays dynamically from the current Center point.
  Specify a point in the drawing.

Number of items

Specifies the number of items in the array

Do one of the following:

• Click the Calculate radio button to calculate the angle from the Angle between and Angle to fill.

• Enter a number larger than 1.

Rotate items as copied

Determines whether copies are rotated when they are arrayed:

• No does not rotate entities; all copies have the same orientation as the original.

• Yes rotates copies.

Entity base point

Relocates the base point of the selected entities.

Do one of the following:

• Check the Use Default option (= lower left corner of the selection set bounding box).

• Click the Pick Point button ().
  The Array dialog box temporarily closes.
  Prompts you: Base/Center of polar array:
  Specify a point in the drawing.