Hi all,
hopefully this is the right place to ask a question regarding assembly4 otherwise please move it accordingly.
I´m currently learning assembly4 by designing a carport. Doing all the steps by hand is not realy an issue for the underlying/base construction. But now i´ve finally come to the roof boarding.
As the roof boarding consists of plenty of boards, it would be nice to for example add one part and then repeatedly add parts to the corresponding LCS.
<LCS_Start> Board1 <LCS_End> - <LCS_Start> Board2 <LCS_End> - ...
Is this possible?
Thanks
Use assembly4 to repeatedly create and connect parts
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Re: Use assembly4 to repeatedly create and connect parts
did you try a linear array ?
Re: Use assembly4 to repeatedly create and connect parts
Hey, sorry for the late reply. I thought that would be the most likely solution but it´s grayed out even if I select the object (part) I would like to place.
Re: Use assembly4 to repeatedly create and connect parts
you need to select the object and the direction (while holding CTRL may-be)
Re: Use assembly4 to repeatedly create and connect parts
You need to select two objects. First the object to clone. Second a object representing the direction. That could be one of the axis in a LCS, an axis in an Origin object or a straight edge. If you select a plane or a circle the direction will follow the normal.
After you activated the Linear Array you can edit the properties Count and Linear Step of the array object.
To place the last clone at a specific distance, for example 300 mm, set the expression on Linear Step to:
Code: Select all
300 / Count
Re: Use assembly4 to repeatedly create and connect parts
That´s not working for any reason, I´ve created an Axis inside the object, than I selected the object (part) hold STRG and selected the Axis. Option is still disabledJolbas wrote: ↑Wed Mar 29, 2023 3:15 pm You need to select two objects. First the object to clone. Second a object representing the direction. That could be one of the axis in a LCS, an axis in an Origin object or a straight edge. If you select a plane or a circle the direction will follow the normal.
After you activated the Linear Array you can edit the properties Count and Linear Step of the array object.
To place the last clone at a specific distance, for example 300 mm, set the expression on Linear Step to:Code: Select all
300 / Count
Re: Use assembly4 to repeatedly create and connect parts
Currently the axis must reside in the same "GeoFeatureGroup" as the object. That is the same coordinate system. Your Axis is inside the Dashshalung002 which means it depends on the placement of Dashshalung002. I can see the advantage but there is a high risk for messing things up. Make the axis a sibling to Dashshalung002 and it is going to work
Re: Use assembly4 to repeatedly create and connect parts
Thank you! That workedJolbas wrote: ↑Wed Mar 29, 2023 7:04 pm Currently the axis must reside in the same "GeoFeatureGroup" as the object. That is the same coordinate system. Your Axis is inside the Dashshalung002 which means it depends on the placement of Dashshalung002. I can see the advantage but there is a high risk for messing things up. Make the axis a sibling to Dashshalung002 and it is going to work