Dynamic Stretch + Array that maintains a gap distance.

[jsf025]

Greetings,

 I was wondering if there is a way to dynamically update the column offset in the array action or a way to mimic that behavior?

 To clarify why I would want that, I'm trying to create a mirrored linear stretch on a shape with an array  that will maintain a .5 gap between the arrayed shapes and the original. My hope is to maintain the .5 gap regardless of what I stretch the original dimensions to.

 I realize this is likely achievable if I were to create a bunch of versions of the shape and simply toggle visibility with a lookup/double lookup, but that would be time consuming and defeat the purpose of the block (to save time and have the array do all the work).

Any help is appreciated.

[Libbya]

You cannot dynamically change the column offset of a dynamic array action.  Because of this, if you use a dynamic array, this concept is a non-starter.  You might be able to use an actual Autocad ARRAY object and control it dynamically using constraints and formulae, but that is a complicated enough process that I'll opt out of assisting.