KOMPAS-3D v23

When working with a model, you may need to create copies of objects (for example, of operations or components) that would be arranged in a certain way: constituting a rectangular grid with specified parameters, located along a selected curve, etc. To create ordered groups of identical objects in the model, you can use the array creation commands.

You can create arrays of various objects — operations, solids, surfaces, points, etc. More information about source objects of an array...

The array obtained is a single object that contains several copies of source objects (objects that were selected for copying). These copies are array instances.

KOMPAS-3D lets you construct arrays of following types:

•By Grid — array instances are located in parallelogram grid nodes;

•By Circular Pattern — instances are located in concentric grid nodes;

•Along Curve — array instances are placed along the indicated line;

•By points — instances are located at the specified points;

•By table — Instances are located at points, the coordinates of which are specified in the table;

•mirrored array — the instance is a mirror reflection of the original objects relative to the specified plane;

•By instance (for assembly components) — instances are positioned the same way as instances of the specified array that was created earlier.

If the object which is copied has variables, you can change the shape and dimensions of array instances by editing these variables (i.e. you can make instances different from their source objects instead of precise copies). This option is available for all arrays except mirrored arrays and arrays by sample. Managing instance variables is described in detail in section Managing array instances parameters.

From all arrays, except the mirrored array and an array by sample, you can Exclude arbitrarily selected items.

All arrays except operation arrays may be Explode into individual objects.