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Application area of an array of arbitrary objects |
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While creating an array of arbitrary objects you can specify an operation application area. To do this, use elements of Application area section on the Parameter Panel.
To specify the application area for an array of arbitrary objects, perform the following steps.
1.Select type of objects that represent operation application area for the operation with buttons in Groups of objects group:
Components and solids (default) — the effect of the operation will apply to the model components and the solids constructed in it.
Components — the operation actions will apply only to the model components,
Solids — the effect of the operation will only apply to solids constructed in the model.
2.Create a set of objects (solids and/or components) that will be modified as the result of array construction. Method of set creation is selected with buttons of Objects group:
All objects (pressed by default),
All except from library,
Selected objects.
Two former variants allow for automatic generation of set of objects that constitute application area. In these cases only objects with which instances of array being created do intersect will be included into the set. The shape of these objects will change due to addition or removal of instance material (depending on with what kind of operations – addition or removal operations – these instances were obtained).
In certain cases you may need to select objects that constitute application area manually. For example, faces of two solids are touching. A hole is constructed in one of the solids. Depth of this hole is determined with Through All method. If application area will be determined automatically when creating an array, then obtained hole instances will pass through both solids. For this not to happen, you must specify the relevant solid manually. To do this, use the Selected objects option. It lets you manually specify list of objects that will constitute the operation application area. This list can include objects that do intersect instances of the array being created as well as objects which do not. The shape of objects which intersect instances changes. Objects that do not have intersections are simply present in the selected list (their shape does not change).
More about the methods of forming a set of objects included in the operation application area...
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When building an array of holes with chamfers or fillets take following peculiarity into account. If all array objects intersect the solid (component) which contains the objects being copied, then the array is built correctly. If any array instance intersects another solid (component) then, no matter what objects are located inside the application area, no chamfer (fillet) is constructed on this instance. An error appears in the model. |
