Truss plate dynamic block

[Anonymous]

Hey,

I am trying to create a dynamic block for a truss plate where i can stretch it up and down, but i want the little holes to increase in number as i stretch it. Is there a way to do this without using the visibility action? The visibility action is way too time consuming. hope this makes sense.

thanks

[Libbya]

Array.  Best answers come from posting a file with details on what you want to accomplish.

[Anonymous]

ok i uploaded the block, can someone help me with this? I am trying to stretch it horiz and vertical and want those stars to increase/decrease in number as i stretch it.

[Libbya]

I don't use dynamic arrays enough to feel like I'm good at it so there may be an easier/better way, but the attached block seems to work the way you want.

[Anonymous]

could you please save the file as an older version of autocad? maybe 2010 because im using autocad 2011

[Libbya · Accepted solution]

Ok.  Here it is again.

[Anonymous]

Thanks so much

[Anonymous]

So could you explain to me how you fixed it? I see you added the array action to the stars and chained them, but when i do the same to my block it doesnt work right. What am i missing?

[Libbya]

I added a chained XY parameter and then added an array action to it that had the stars in the selection set.  Maybe you are using a linear parameter instead of an XY?  Maybe you didn't change it to chained?

[Anonymous]

I did all that, but it still does not work right. I attached it again, maybe you can figure out what i am doing wrong.

[Libbya]

You were not doing anything wrong.  As a step in diagnosing why it wasn't working, I changed the XY parameter to display 1 grip so I could determine if the issue was with the stretchs or with the XY.  I did nothing else and it immediately started working correctly even after I turned the grip back off.  I'll call that a CAD glitch.  Also, if you insert a new occurrence of the block it immediately works correctly.

[Anonymous]

It sure looks like it was a CAD glitch. when I reinsert the block it works correctly. thank you for your help!!!

[lj]

Hi

Ive just tryed to make similar plate dynamic, but i cant make the array work and fixed on the size

i have now tryed to make it after your block, but it still isnt working for me

are you making some settings for it to work? or something.

Kind regards 

Lars - Denmark

[ojuris]

hi!

I don't know what is problem but in that file I can't make what You need

see that file

Juris

[lj]

Wow Thanks Juris

how did you do it? what was wrong with the file? did you create another format or something?

[ojuris]

I just do that in another file

I don't know what problem is in Your file

Regards

Juris

[jack_foster1]

Let me start by thanking Libbya and the poster.  Without finding this solution I would never have been able to fix my own problem using the array in a dynamic block.  Don't mean to be critical but as this block works when it does the array it will put lines over top of lines.  I have attached a file that fixes that problem.  There are a lot of notes in the drawing next to blocks that I think it makes it easier to read and understand.  I hope it is OK to post this as I think it might help some other people later on.  There is also a bug in what I have that for my way of using it does not hurt anything.  Explained inside of the drawing as you can see if you download.