Layout

2 components in Manufacturing › Layout.

Copies

Lays copies of a piece in a row along -Y, each copy shifted by the piece’s bounding box depth plus a gap, so multi-part pieces keep their parts together

Nickname: Copies · Tab: Manufacturing › Layout

Inputs

Name	Nickname	Type	Access	Default	Description
Piece	Piece	Geometry	list	—	The piece to copy: one or several objects that move together
Copies	N	Integer	item	1	Number of copies to add (the original is kept as copy 0)
Gap	Gap	Number	item	0	Extra distance between consecutive copies

Outputs

Name	Nickname	Type	Access	Description
Copies	Copies	Geometry	tree	The original and its copies, one branch per copy
Transforms	Xforms	Transform	list	The translation of each copy (identity for the original)

Distribute

Lines the pieces up in a row along X, each resting on Z = 0 with its back edge on Y = 0 and a gap to the next, ready for the build tray

Nickname: Distribute · Tab: Manufacturing › Layout

Inputs

Name	Nickname	Type	Access	Default	Description
Pieces	Pieces	Geometry	tree	—	The pieces to line up: one branch per piece (a branch holds the parts that travel together). A single branch is taken as one piece per item
Gap	Gap	Number	item	0.1	Gap between pieces as a fraction of each piece’s width

Outputs

Name	Nickname	Type	Access	Description
Pieces	Pieces	Geometry	tree	The pieces in their new place, one branch per piece
Transforms	Xforms	Transform	list	The translation applied to each piece