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multiple objects along a curved line

Anonymous — Tue, 23 May 2023 14:58:59 GMT

As shown in the pic i have arranged many 100mm logs in a curved formation.

I achieved this by drawing a spline and then dragging multiple copies of the log around the line with the special snap points set to the dia. of the log. This worked fine but was extremely time consuming.

Is there any way to multiply many objects all at once along a curved line?

thx
owen

Re: multiple objects along a curved line

Anonymous — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:32:46 GMT

thx again dwight,
this lets me place the logs in a circular pattern, i really want to have them in a non-circular formation as shown in the pic

can this be done?

Re: multiple objects along a curved line

Anonymous — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 08:48:28 GMT

Not in AC12 or 11!

It was possible in AC9 with Oleg Schmidt's add-on!

Hope Graphisogt/Nemetcheck will implement it in AC20!

Re: multiple objects along a curved line

Anonymous — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 11:46:18 GMT

ah, thx for letting me know.
Will just have to do them all induvidualy

One would hope they sort it

Re: multiple objects along a curved line

Erika Epstein — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 15:58:26 GMT

Did you check with Ralph Wessell?
http://www.encina.co.uk/objective.html

Re: multiple objects along a curved line

Djordje — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:25:53 GMT

Possible in 12, provided that part is an arc. Align and Distribute.

Re: multiple objects along a curved line

Anonymous — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 07:44:10 GMT

I attach the manual for Oleg's rxDuplicator for AC8.1, so you ccan see what we are missing:

Re: multiple objects along a curved line

Anonymous — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:13:58 GMT

The rxDuplicator tool looks great and has/had exactly the functionality needed.

Why hasn't GS added the functionality of multiplying / distributing along splines and multiple chained lines/arcs before? Surely those are the situations when you would like the machine to calculate it for you.

Straight lines and single arcs were relatively easy to do with AC11 and below, however new tools have been introduced in 12 to help us even further! I don't understand the logic!

Is there a current wish anywhere we can add our votes to?

Re: multiple objects along a curved line

Erika Epstein — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:34:10 GMT

Kliment,
Very Nice. Does it work in 12 too?

Re: multiple objects along a curved line

Anonymous — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:48:47 GMT

Peter, I have included it in some of my complex wishes:

http://archicad-talk.graphisoft.com/viewtopic.php?t=24965&highlight=
http://archicad-talk.graphisoft.com/viewtopic.php?t=24767&postdays=0&postorder=desc&&start=10

Probably I should make a sepatare poll for each of Oleg's invaluable add-ons!

Erika, alas, it doesn't! Oleg stopped developing his add-ons since AC9!

http://archicad-talk.graphisoft.com/viewtopic.php?t=5759&highlight=