Multiple array parameters inside a dynamic block, using nested dynamic blocks

[timothy_crouse]

Here is an example showing how to establish array functionality where muliple array column offsets are required.

The functionality is achieved through the use of multiple visiblity states.

I utilized a dynamic block as a base model. 

This saves a lot of drawing object work.  This technique reduces the dynamic block complexity.  Stretching, arraying  and scaling operations can be taken care in the base model and then you simple array the base model. 

A base model is required for each instance but the array functionality only happen on a single instance through the use of visibility states.

Hope someone finds this expalanation helpful

Best Regards

Tim C.

[Libbya]

It would be better if you made the nested blocks simple blocks and used the scale command to scale them to the appropriate sizes.  There is no benefit to maintaining the nested dynamic actions and it can cause errors in some cases.  

[timothy_crouse]

While the example does only use a basic scale function.  The concept I was trying to relay was that much functionality could be setup in a base model then use that base model in multiple instances.

To date I have not experienced issues with nested dynamic blocks.

But following that advice one could use the base model to get teh correct drawing parameters setup then explode the block and reblock it for that instance of visstate.

[Libbya]

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@timothy_crouse wrote:

To date I have not experienced issues with nested dynamic blocks.

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Here's one from this last week, still on the forum front page:  https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/dynamic-blocks/visibility-states-are-different-outside-of-block-edito...