cevansroberts Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 Hi, New to vectorworks so this may be obvious but I'm trying to use the duplicate along path tool to arrange a single object along multiple paths. The scenario is around 200 to 250 different arcs of varying lengths, rotations, positions and a single 3D object that I need to duplicate at 500mm along every single arc. Selecting multiple arcs just appears to distribute all the previously selected items along the last selected item. At the moment I'm copying the 3D object out a huge number of times and then using the duplicate along a path tool individually each time. Any pointers would be great. Quote Link to comment
Kevin Allen Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 Have you tried to use the compose command to make the lines into one line? They have to touch Quote Link to comment
cevansroberts Posted April 23, 2021 Author Share Posted April 23, 2021 Thanks Kevin. Yes, and this works in some instances but the majority of the lines don't touch. Quote Link to comment
Kevin Allen Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 Do you want separate lines, or do you want one continuous line? Quote Link to comment
cevansroberts Posted April 23, 2021 Author Share Posted April 23, 2021 (edited) Separate lines. So I have a 50mm sphere I want to place every 500mm along all the different arcs. The arcs are spread out throughout the scene and don't touch so can't combine them all into a single line. I can manually use the tool on each line but once there are a large amount it becomes very time consuming for something it feels like could potentially be automated somehow. Edited April 23, 2021 by cevansroberts Quote Link to comment
Kevin Allen Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 Someone smarter than me might be able to script that, but I suggest making a VE that selecting multiple lines allow the function. Quote Link to comment
cevansroberts Posted April 24, 2021 Author Share Posted April 24, 2021 OK, thanks for the assistance Kevin. Quote Link to comment
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