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Chief Architect X10 Reference Manual

3 Object Spacing - Specify how the The Side Offset Options control which side
objects along the path are spaced. or sides of the path objects offset to.
• Select Distance Between Object Cen- • Select One Sided to offset objects on the
ters, then specify the distance between left side of the path, as viewed from its
all object centers. If the path is resized, starting point.
the total number of objects may change. • Select Alternate Sides to position
• Specify the Minimum Distance between objects on alternating sides of the path,
object centers. creating a stepped pattern.
• Specify the Maximum Distance between • Select Random Sides to position objects
object centers. on both sides in a random pattern.
• Select Number of Evenly Distributed • Specify the Start Offset, the distance that
Objects, then specify the number of the first object on the path is offset from
objects. If the path is resized, the spacing the path’s starting point.
between objects may change.
6 Check Object Scaling to specify a
4 Object Orientation - Specify how or if range of size variation of the objects
the objects on the path are rotated. along the path.
• Specify the Angle that the distributed • Specify the Minimum Scale, which is
objects should be placed at. the smallest resize of the objects allowed.
• Select Absolute Angle to rotate the • Specify the Maximum Scale, which is
objects to the specified Angle as mea- the largest resize of the objects allowed.
sured from an imaginary horizontal line A preview of the path displays on the
drawn from the origin towards the right. 7
right side of the dialog box. If no object
• Select Relative Angle to rotate each has been assigned to the selected path, Plan
object relative to the edge of the polyline View will be the default preview type.See
or spline that it is located on. “Dialog Preview Panes” on page 42.
• Select Random Angle to rotate the
objects in the region at a variety of ran- Polyline Panel
dom angles.
The POLYLINE panel states the length of the
5 Object Positioning - Specify the region’s Perimeter and its enclosed Area.
positioning of the distributed objects See “Polyline Panel” on page 314.
relative to the path itself.
• Specify the Minimum Side Offset, Spline Panel
which is the smallest distance objects can The SPLINE panel has a single option and is
be offset from the path. only available when the selected object is
• Specify the Maximum Side Offset, spline-based. See “Splines” on page 321.
which is the largest distance objects can New Segment Angle - Specify the angle
be offset from the path.
between line segments that are used to draw

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