Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. 192 AutoCAD and Its Applications—Advanced In Figure 8-16B, the Array Creation ribbon tab is shown after selecting the Measure option. The number of items is set to 8 and the distance between items is set to 25 using the settings in the Items panel. The result is shown in Figure 8-16C. The Align items option is used to align the arrayed objects tangent to the direction of the array path. The Z direction option is used to change the Z axis direction of the arrayed objects. By default, the Z axis of each object is aligned in the same orientation used by the original object. If the Z direction option is set to No, the Z axis of the object changes direction to follow the path as the path changes direction. The Rows and Levels options allow you to create an arrangement in rows and levels. The options are similar to those used with the ARRAYPOLAR command. In Figure 8-17, an oval table is created using the Levels option. The table feet and middle supports are created as a 3D path array. One of the feet is arrayed along an elliptical path to create an array consisting of two levels. In this example, a non-associative array is created. This allows the middle supports to be edited as individual objects after creating the array. The middle supports have a smaller diameter than the feet and a longer length. To complete the table, the bottom shelf is copied along the Z axis to create the top. A B C Number of items and spacing between items specified Measure option selected Figure 8-16. Using the ARRAYPATH command. A—Specifying 10 items to array and using the Divide option. B—Using the Measure option to specify 8 items to array and a distance of 25 units between objects. C—The resulting array.