Rotate copy multiple

pilou

What is the problem?
Find the center of the arc: Guide Tool by Thomthom
You can now make a simple Copy Rotate between 3 little rectangles of the bracket
Select the 3 brackets
Then make a copy of these 3 * X beteween column
Not a big deal

lapx

If anyone has used copy rotate in autocad they will get what i'm trying to do. When I copy rotate in su I always have to grab the center point of the radius for each copy. This is more time consuming than autocad's way. in autocad once you have your center point you can manully pick the points to copy to with out starting over.
The supporting bracket in the image needs to be copied to each vertical joint. The joints are not all equally spaced, so I cannot simply used "3x" method to copy.

http://ltunlimited.typepad.com/my_weblog/2010/03/multiple-rotate-and-copy.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+LtUnlimited+%28LT+Unlimited%29

lapx

Is it posible with ruby to place a component perpendicular to a point on an a face or curved surface just by selecting the point on the face? The component axis would of course have to be relative.

pilou

Ah damned

@unknownuser said:

are not equally spaced

So before a better little trick (or plug forgotten)
you can make that
As above draw the "Radial Lines Lenght" (TIG) (automatic)
from the center guide arc circle given by the Thomthom plug

You can now make a copy rotate of the bracket
"one by one" because you have the good directions and angles!

sbpronh

Hello!
Is there a plugin that can do a multiple rotate and copie as shown in this film:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=0M0zruTjYPw

Regards!
Luis

pilou

Seems Radial Lenght by TIg makes that!