The Path Array

Using the Path Array, you can make a pattern of any object along your selected path. In this case, I have part of a road made with a spline, with a divider spline in the middle. Here, we need to make a pattern of solid rectangles along the mid-spline of the road:

Figure 4.33: A sample drawing, A, for the Path Array and the end result of the Path Array in drawing B

In the following example, we will use the Path Array to make patterns of the first rectangle shown in drawing A along the dotted spline so that we end up with an Array as in drawing B:

  1. Select the Path Array tool from the Array flyout in the Modify panel of the

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