distribute POLYLINE/MLINE in an area
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Topic: distribute POLYLINE/MLINE in an area
Posted By: warmwhisky
Subject: distribute POLYLINE/MLINE in an area
Date Posted: 23.Jul.2008 at 19:42
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Hello, I was wondering if anyone could help me to distribute a POLYLINE and/or MLINE inside of a POLYLINE area. I design underfloor heating systems. The problem is drawing the loops. I would like a quicker more automated way. What i am looking to achieve is to use an area, lets say a square 10m x 10m. and distribute two parallel polylines that are 250mm apart, when it reaches the other side of the area it turns a corner and comes back until its filled the area, sort of like a dynamic hatch! dynamic hatch thats what im looking for! Here is an example of underfloor heating loops   I hope that makes sense!?? I am using autocad 2006/07/08/09 on various computers. Thanks for a great forum! Ben |
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Posted By: PepaR
Date Posted: 23.Jul.2008 at 22:02
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Easy way is draw the line, use the array and then join it all by command PLJOIN form AutoCAd Express Tools. ------------- PepaR |
Posted By: warmwhisky
Date Posted: 23.Jul.2008 at 23:50
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Thanks for the reply Pepar, Thing is; when you have to draw 60 flats, each with 10 loops. your index finger starts to hurt! As with all of the ways that I know how to do it, they all require a fair amount of elbow grease. Or you just settle for a polyline with a boring hatch! it would be nice for the polyline to be dymanic and exact as I would like to know the length of the loop. I'm starting to think I may need to pay someone to code something for me?? I think this would be very useful and worthy command... DISTRIBUTE |
Posted By: PepaR
Date Posted: 24.Jul.2008 at 00:21
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You can give it as task for some programmers - Xanadu offers this service.
By the way, you can use some software by traders with heat loops eg.: RAUCAD (TechCON). ------------- PepaR |
Posted By: warmwhisky
Date Posted: 24.Jul.2008 at 00:32
Dude you are the one! I just translated the site with google and hey presto. looks like it will do do far more than I wished for and its free. Just downloading now..Fingers crossed! Thanks a lot! |
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