Angular copy

Angular copy operation creates one or multiple copies of the sketch entities by rotation relative to a specified center point.

To create an Angular copy in the active Sketch:

  1. select in the Main Menu Sketch - > Angular copy item or

  2. click rotate.icon Angular copy button in Sketch toolbar:

Property panel:

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Angular copy

Input fields:

  • Segments is the list of segments (lines, circles, arcs) selected in the view;

  • Center of rotation is the center point selected in the view;

  • Full angle/Single angle option:
    full_angle Full angle: angle step of rotation is equal to the defined angle divided by the number of copies (total number minus one).
    single_angle Single angle: angle step of rotation is equal to the defined angle.

  • Angle is the angle of rotation.

  • Reversed defines rotation direction. If checked - in a clockwise direction, otherwise - in a counterclockwise direction.

  • Total number of objects is the total number of objects including the original one.

TUI Command:

Sketch_1.addRotation(Objects, CenterPoint, Angle, NumberOfObjects, FullValue, Reversed)
Parameters

  • list – A list of objects.

  • object – Center point.

  • real – Angle.

  • integer – Number of objects.

  • boolean – Full value flag.

  • boolean – Reversed flag.

Returns

Result object.

Result

Created Angular copy appears in the view.

The original and an angular copy objects are marked with a special sign.
Copy objects are drawn with a thinner line.
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Created angular copy

See Also a sample TUI Script of Create Angular copy operation.