duplicate array instruments

[markdd]

Hello all.

When I "duplicate array" a symbol along a path, the symbols duplicate perfectly and in line referencing the insertion point. However when the same symbol is inserted as an instrument and then duplicated, it seems to be offset (possibly the distance the insertion point is from the actual centre of the symbol)

I enclose a screen capture. The symbol is the one with the label legends attached!

Does anybody out there have any thoughts about this, or is it just a bug in 12.5 or indeed a feature which I do not understand properly. There is an obvious work around by converting symbols to instruments, but this would involve manually inserting info like position and height etc.

Is it rectified in v 2008?

Many thanks.

Mark

Edited October 16, 2007 by markdd

[Cris with no H]

I can only guess at what's going on underneath, but it looks like the program calculates the object's center taking into account blank data fields! It then centers that boundary on the path, rather than the center of the visible objects.

Have you tried this with an instrument that has no label legend?

BTW, in 2008, there ARE tweaks to this tool (which is now a command, actually), but even better is an offset by distance tool which is superb for straight arrays and not worrying about where the symbol or group's geometric center "really" is.

Cris Dopher

[markdd]

Chris

The label legend was applied before the arrray command.

I suppose another reason to upgrade, however us limey brits have to pay ?299 for the pleasure, ($600) to most of you out there!!! I suppose I will have to notch it up as yet another business expense!

MD

[Sam Jones]

I don't know if it's a bug or not, but you might try just placing symbols (duplicating array) and then converting the symbols to lighting instruments.

HTH,

Sam