The Modify tools - Introduction to AutoCAD 2011: 2D and 3D Design - page 106

Column fi eld - enter 6
Row offset fi eld - enter - 50 (note the minus sign)
Column offset fi eld - enter 50

Fig. 5.16 Selecting
Array from the Modify
drop-down menu

Fig. 5.17 First example - the Array dialog

4. Click the Select objects button and the dialog disappears. Window the
drawing. A second dialog appears which includes a Preview button.

5. Click the Preview button. The dialog disappears and the following

prompt appears at the command line:

Pick or press Esc to return to drawing or <Right-
click to accept drawing>:

6. If satisfi ed right-click . If not, press the Esc key and make revisions to
the Array dialog fi elds as necessary.

The resulting array is shown in Fig. 5.18 .

Second example - Polar Array ( Fig. 5.22 )

1. C onstruct the drawing Fig. 5.19 .
2. Call Array . The Array dialog appears. Make settings as shown
in Fig. 5.20 .
3. Click the Select objects button of the dialog and window the drawing.
The dialog returns to screen. Click the Pick Center point button
(Fig. 5.21) and when the dialog disappears, pick a centre point for the
array.