Creating rectangular array

1. Do any of the following:

• On the Layout toolbar, click the New Layout Drawing .
• On the Layout menu, click New Layout Drawing.
• Press CTRL+L+N.

The Select Layout dialog box appears.

2. Select the Create blank option.

A blank layout drawing opens.

3. Do any of the following:

• On the Layout toolbar, click Sheet .
• On the Layout menu, click Sheet.
• Press CTRL+L+S.

The Object Properties dialog box appears.

4. (Optional) In the Dimensions area, select a sheet from the dropdown list.
5. (Optional) To define a sheet of your own, do any of the following:

• In Sheet, select an available sheet from the list, or browse to add a sheet from the sheet database.
• In Width and Height, enter your own sheet dimensions.

6. In the Margins area, enter sheet margins.
7. (Optional) To disable the sheet's automatic centering around layout 1ups, in the Drawing area, select the Lock sheet check box. NOTE: You can leave the check box empty and lock the sheet later — see Step 12.

The defined sheet is displayed in the drawing area.

8. To begin populating the sheet with layout 1ups, on the Layout toolbar, click Rectangular array . NOTE: This button is in a group with the Part Connection Array button . If it is not visible, click the Part Connection Array button, and then drag downward to see it.

A contextual edit bar appears above the graphical area.

9. In 1ups, select the 1ups that you want to include in the array distribution.

NOTE: In the contextual edit bar, the number of 1up boxes depends on how many 1ups are featured in the pattern you have selected. In the example in Step 6 the selected pattern is 2 parts in rows, which has turned out two 1up boxes. In each box, select a 1up to use in the array. Each dropdown list offers as many 1ups as are featured in the project.

10. In Pattern, select the pattern according to which you want the array to distribute the layout 1ups.

NOTE: If none of the available patterns meet your needs, you can create a pattern of your own: click Layout Wizard , and then use the template layout functionality to create a different layout template.

After a pattern has been selected, the mouse pointer has changed into the array distribution mode.

11. (Optional) In Gap X and Gap Y, enter the values for the gaps along the horizontal and vertical dimensions, respectively.

12. Ensure that you lock the sheet.
13. In the sheet, use the mouse to draw a rectangle for an array.

In the sheet, three 1ups are arrayed in three rectangles.