Draft PathLinkArray

Path Array

Point Array

Draft

Draft PathLinkArray
Menu location
Modification → Array tools → Path Link Array
Workbenches
Draft, Arch
Default shortcut
None
Introduced in version
0.19
See also
Draft OrthoArray, Draft PolarArray, Draft CircularArray, Draft PathArray, Draft PointArray

Description

The Draft PathLinkArray tool places copies of a selected shape along a selected path, which can be a Draft Wire, a Draft BSpline, and similar edges. It works the same as PathArray but creates internal App Link objects instead of simple copies.

All options are described in the PathArray page.

Properties

Link

• DataScale (Float): the scale factor of the entire array.
• DataScale List (VectorList): a list of N-vectors determining the individual scaling factor of each of the N-elements in the array, where N is DataCount.
• DataLink Transform (Bool): if it is false it can override the linked object's placement.

Alignment

• See PathArray.

Objects

• DataExpand Array (Bool): if it is true, the individual App Link objects will be available to select in the tree view.
• See PathArray for the rest of the options.

Path Array

Point Array

Draft

Draft

• Drafting: Line, Polyline, Fillet, Arc, Arc by 3 points, Circle, Ellipse, Rectangle, Polygon, B-spline, Cubic Bézier curve, Bézier curve, Point, Facebinder, ShapeString, Hatch
• Annotation: Text, Dimension, Label, Annotation styles, Annotation scale
• Modification: Move, Rotate, Scale, Mirror, Offset, Trimex, Stretch, Clone, Array, Polar array, Circular array, Path array, Path link array, Point array, Point link array, Edit, Subelement highlight, Join, Split, Upgrade, Downgrade, Wire to B-spline, Draft to sketch, Set slope, Flip dimension, Shape 2D view

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• Draft Tray: Select plane, Set style, Toggle construction mode, AutoGroup
• Snapping: Snap lock, Snap endpoint, Snap midpoint, Snap center, Snap angle, Snap intersection, Snap perpendicular, Snap extension, Snap parallel, Snap special, Snap near, Snap ortho, Snap grid, Snap working plane, Snap dimensions, Toggle grid

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• Miscellaneous: Apply current style, Layer, Manage layers, Add a new named group, Move to group, Select group, Add to construction group, Toggle normal/wireframe display, Create working plane proxy, Heal, Show snap toolbar
• Additional: Constraining, Pattern, Preferences, Import Export Preferences, DXF/DWG, SVG, OCA, DAT
• Context menu:
  • Layer container: Merge layer duplicates, Add new layer
  • Layer: Activate this layer, Select layer contents
  • Text: Open hyperlinks
  • Wire: Flatten
  • Working plane proxy: Write camera position, Write objects state

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