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Drawing a pattern of cirlces
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Hello,
I am trying to make a hexagonal lattice of circles (1 micron dia, period - 3 microns) and exted it over a square cm in area atleast. The final objective is to make this as a mask pattern for the Laser fabrication/writer. So I create the pattern over a small area and use array command to extend it over a finite area (~500 microns or so). I then combine these points to a single block and then use the mirror command to extend it even further. But as soon as I reach an area of 2.5 mm square, the program seems to slow down and doesnt respond. I assume this is the limitation of my computing power to handle so many objects at once. (I have 4 GB RAM and 97 % is utilized at this time). Is there a way to circumvent this computing limitation, making use of some facility/command within AutoCAD?
Any help or pointers would be greatly appreciated.
cheers
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Windows 7 64 bit. The hardware is actually 5 GB RAM Intel core 2 Duo with 3.34 GHz
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Try this: make your very first pattern a block before you do anything further. Then array and mirror further if you need to. See if this saves memory.
Dave
Dave Hein, P.E.
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Thanks Dave and Dean.
I used a specialized design software for such repetitive pattern and got much better results.
