Path Replicator Information

These settings are displayed when a path replicator is selected.

Part Attribute Settings

For details on the Part Attribute Settings, please refer to Replicator Information.

Path Replicator Attribute Settings

Path Replicator

Specifies the joint value of the path replicator. The range of values can be restricted using the joint limits (triangle icons) above the slider control.
If Count is selected from the Mode pop-up menu, the Count value is multiplied by the joint value to determine the number of replicas created. If Step is selected from the Mode pop-up menu, the Step value is multiplied by the joint value to determine the distance between each replica.

Range

Select this checkbox to enable the upper and lower joint limits.
Deselect this option to disable joint limits.

Mode

Specifies the method of placing replicas along the path.

Count

The specified number of replicas are placed along the path.

Step

Replicas are placed along the path at the specified distance apart. The actual number of replicas is calculated automatically.

Reference Point

Specifies the point of reference for replicating the object.

Local Origin

Uses the object's origin in local coordinates as the reference point.

First Control Point of Path

Uses the first control point of the path as the reference point.

Skip Checkboxes

Select one of these options to avoid placing a replica at either the start or end of the path.

Head

When selected, a replica is not placed at the start of the path. However, it is still counted in the Count value.

Tail

When selected, a replica is not placed at the end of the path. However, it is still counted in the Count value.

Preview

Specifies the method for displaying the replicated objects. This does not affect rendering.

None

The replicas are not shown in the Figure Window.

Draft Display

The replicas are displayed only as bounding boxes.

Display

The replicas are displayed using the viewport's display settings.

Count

Available when Count is selected from the Mode pop-up menu. Specifies the number of replicas created.

Step

Available when Step is selected from the Mode pop-up menu. Specifies the spacing between replicas.

Rounding

Species what to do with fractions when Step is selected from the Mode pop-up menu.

None

No rounding is done.

Round Down

Any remainder after distance calculations are made is added evenly among the previously calculated intervals.
This will increase the spacing by the fractional remainder.

Round Up

If a fraction remains after the spacing is calculated, the spacing is recalculated as the Step value plus 1.
Because this increases the number of replicas, the spacing between each is reduced.

Extend

If a fraction remains after the spacing is calculated, the path is extended along the tangent and a replica is placed at the end.

Direction Control

When selected, Direction Control settings are enabled.

Up Direction Pop-up Menu

Choose X, Y, Z, or Auto Roll for the path's up axis.
To control the orientation of the replicas, select an axis that is not going to be parallel to the direction of the path. Select Auto Roll to automatically adjust the orientation of the replicas.

Use Up Direction Path if Available

When selected, an up axis path is used if available.

Forward Direction Pop-up Menu

Choose Tangent or Follow for the forward direction.

Tangent

The tangent of the path at the position of the replica is used as the forward direction.

Follow

The line from the current replica to the next replica is used as the forward direction.

Use Forward Direction Path If Available

When selected, if a forward direction path is available, it is used as the forward direction.

Show Direction

When selected, the up and forward direction paths are displayed.

Random Attributes

Random Replication

When selected, if multiple child objects are inside the path replicator part, they are extracted for replication randomly.

Translation

Specifies the maximum distance to translate each replica in the X, Y, and Z directions.

Mode

Select either Offset or Displacement to determine how the random Translation distance is measured.

Offset

Replicas are offset only in positive directions, using the Translation values as the maximum distance.

Displacement

Replicas are offset in both positive and negative directions, using the Translation values as the maximum distance.

Rotation X, Y, Z

Specifies the range of random rotation done in each of the XYZ axes.

Scale X, Y, Z

Specifies the ratio of random scaling done in each of the XYZ axes (a value of 1.0 results in scaling between 0 and 200%).

Uniscale

When selected, randomly generated replicas are scaled uniformly along their X, Y and Z axes.

Random Seed

Specifies the value used for the random calculation. Changing this value will change the random replication.