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Array an object within a rectangle

strawberry12 — Tue, 12 Jul 2022 16:30:08 GMT

I fear I'm having a senior moment...

I want to array a circle within a dynamic rectangle, so as the rectangle stretches, more circles appear.

I can make the array, or I can make the stretchy rectangle, but either I don't know, or can't remember, how to do both.

Help!

Re: Array an object within a rectangle

Libbya — Tue, 12 Jul 2022 16:31:50 GMT

Use an XY parameter for the array. Post your block if you need further assistance.

Re: Array an object within a rectangle

strawberry12 — Tue, 12 Jul 2022 16:34:50 GMT

Can I not use the XY for the rectangle too?

Re: Array an object within a rectangle

Libbya — Tue, 12 Jul 2022 17:28:07 GMT

Maybe. Post your block with details on how you want it to work and I'll be more able to offer an opinion.

Re: Array an object within a rectangle

strawberry12 — Wed, 13 Jul 2022 12:11:43 GMT

Here's a version that uses scale instead of stretch, so it works when the shape is uniform (i.e. square), but obviously goes awry with other non-uniform rectangles. The real problem is slighlty more complex, but I think if I could get this basoc geometry to work, that would be a useful start.

Re: Array an object within a rectangle

strawberry12 — Wed, 13 Jul 2022 16:51:47 GMT

I figured it out, when using the stretch action, I had 'XY' as my distance type instead of just X or just Y. Fixed that now, and everything works as it should.

Attached is a working version (I lied about the circles - they were really squares - sorry)