Planar Clone Tool

In hsCADCreator, the Planar Clone Tool allows user to create multiple copies of an entity along two direction.

Planar Clone:

Activate the Planar Clone Tool:

Find the Planar Clone Tool icon from the Modify Toolbar (color coded green) or Clone Flyout Toolbar and highlight it. While highlighted Click on the tool. The tool is now the active tool and ready for use.

Note: If there is a selection prior to activating the Planar Clone Tool the Selection Steps will be skipped.

Selecting the Entities to Clone:

This tool is a Stacked tool. If there is no selection prior to the activation of this tool the Selection Tool will become active and allow the selection of the entities that will be cloneed.

1.	Select Entities to create clone.

2.	Press Enter to finish the Selection Tool.

Create Planar Clone from Selected Entities using Mouse:

1.	Set Clone Tool Settings:

•	Clone Mode needs to be set to Planar Clone(2D) to create Planar clone.

•	Axis selection can be set to WCS axis(WCS x-axis is column offset direction and y-axis is row offset direction), or UCS axis(UCS x-axis is column offset direction and y-axis is row offset direction), or Arbitrary axis(Define your own column and row offset directions).

•	If Insert as block is checked, the created clone is inserted as a Block Insertion Entity.

•	If Delete Entity is checked, the original entity from which clone is created gets deleted after inserting clone.

•	Row Offset specifies unit offset distance between rows.

•	Column Offset specifies unit offset distance between columns.

•	Number of columns specifies number of columns.

•	Number of rows specifies number of rows.

2.	If Arbitrary axis is not selected as Axis selection this step is skipped. Move the mouse and Click anywhere on the screen. This will be the Start Point of Column offset direction. Move the mouse and Click anywhere on the screen again. This will be the End Point of Column offset direction.

3.	If Arbitrary axis is not selected as Axis selection this step is skipped. Move the mouse and Click anywhere on the screen. This will be the Start Point of Row offset direction. Move the mouse and Click anywhere on the screen again. This will be the End Point of Row offset direction.

4.	Move the mouse and Click anywhere on the screen. This will be Base Point of the Planar clone.

5.	Move the mouse and Click anywhere on the screen. The Planar Clone will be inserted at his Insertion Point.

Reset:

You have just created Planar Clone from selected entities. The tool has now Reset and you can either continue with other tools or select other entities to create Planar Clone.

Create Planar Clone from Selected Entities using Property Tree:

To create Planar Clone from the selected entity(ies) in a more precise manner do the following. Move the mouse cursor beyond the right side of the drawing screen to the Tool Property Tree.

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1.	Set Clone Tool Settings:

•	Clone Mode needs to be set to Planar Clone(2D) to create Planar clone.

•	Axis selection can be set to WCS axis(WCS z-axis as Planar axis), or UCS axis(UCS z-axis as Planar axis), or Arbitrary axis(Define your own Planar axis).

•	If Insert as block is checked, the created clone is inserted as a Block Insertion Entity.

•	If Delete Entity is checked, the original entity from which clone is created gets deleted after inserting clone.

•	Row Offset specifies unit offset distance between rows.

•	Column Offset specifies unit offset distance between columns.

•	Number of columns specifies number of columns.

•	Number of rows specifies number of rows.

2.	If Arbitrary axis is not selected as Axis selection this step is skipped. Type in Column offset direction data into the "Column Offset direction" 3D Vector found on the Tool Property Tree and press Enter to accept.

3.	If Arbitrary axis is not selected as Axis selection this step is skipped. Type in Row offset direction data into the "Row Offset direction" 3D Vector found on the Tool Property Tree and press Enter to accept.

4.	Type in the Base Point point data into the "Base Point" 3D Point Property Field found on the Tool Property Tree and press Enter to accept.

5.	Type in the Insertion Point point data into the "Insertion Point" 3D Point Property Field found on the Tool Property Tree and press Enter to accept.

Reset:

You have just created Planar Clone from selected entities. The tool has now Reset and you can either continue with other tools or select other entities to create Planar Clone.

Tool Options:

Escape (Esc): key cancels current tool and activates the default tool (Selection Tool).

Space: key Resets this tool.

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