CoCreate OneSpace Designer - Commands Reference Manual

CREATE_MULTIPLE_PA_ARRAY terminate action

CREATE_MULTIPLE_PA_ARRAY creates one or more parts or assemblies, with translational offsets.

Syntax


  ---->(CREATE_MULTIPLE_PA_ARRAY)----+
                                     |
      +------------------------------+
      |
      |   +--------------------------<---------------------------+
      |   |                                                      |
      +---+-------------------------->---------------------------+---->
          |                                                      |
          +--(:COPY)--------------------------------------->-----+
          |                                                      |
          +--(:SHARE)-------------------------------------->-----+
          |                                                      |
          +--(:SOURCE)--|source part or assembly|---------->-----+
          |                                                      |
          +--(:BASENAME)--|string|------------------------->-----+
          |                                                      |
          +--(:OWNER)--|part_lib or assembly|-------------->-----+
          |                                                      |
          +--(:ONELEVEL)--|onelevel or deep copy (:ON/:OFF)|-----+
          |               (copy only)                            |
          |                                                      |
          +--(:KEEP_ATTR)--|keep attributes (:ON/:OFF)|----------+
          |                (share only)                          |
          |                                                      |
          +--(:COUNT)--|number of new parts|--------------->-----+
          |                                                      |
          +--(:DIRECTION)--|MEASURE_DIR_3D_SA|------------->-----+
          |                                                      |
          +--(:OFFSET)--|distance|------------------------->-----+

Options

The CREATE_MULTIPLE_PA_ARRAY settings menu is displayed for you to define your linear parts and assemblies.

:COPY - creates a copy of an existing part or assembly.
:SHARE - creates a shared part or assembly, sharing the geometric information of the original part or assembly.
:SOURCE - specifies the part or assembly to copy or share.
:BASENAME - specifies a string that will prefix all created parts or assemblies.
:OWNER - specifies the owner of the new part or assembly.
:ONELEVEL - when copying a part or assembly, selects whether the entire hierarchical structure below the selected part/assembly is copied (:ONELEVEL :OFF), or whether to copy only the selected part/assembly and share all child parts below (:ONELEVEL :ON).
:KEEP_ATTR - when sharing a part, selects whether the attributes of the selected part are discarded in the shared part (:KEEP_ATTR :OFF), or whether the attributes are preserved in the shared part (:KEEP_ATTR :ON).
:COUNT - specifies how many new parts or assemblies you want to create.
:DIRECTION - specifies the direction the new parts or assemblies will be created along.
:OFFSET - specifies the distance between created parts or assemblies.

When to use

Use this action to create a line of parts or assemblies, as copies of, or sharing geometry with an existing part.

Example

The following parameter sequence creates a shared array.

CREATE_MULTIPLE_PA_ARRAY [specify source part or assembly] :BASENAME "p1" :OWNER "/assy1" :COUNT 1 :DIRECTION [use MEASURE_DIR_3D_SA] :OFFSET 25 COMPLETE