Other types of Arrays - linear, rectangular

Feature Suggestions
1

Loving the polar array tool, just wish there were other types available, such as: linear (along a line/path), 2D rectangular, 3D rectangular and 3d spherical.

2

@Cleverhuman

Thanks! It’s on our roadmap and will probably be introduced sooner than later.

Thanks!
Evi

3

Looking forward to it! Thanks.

Another thing to consider with arrays. It would be helpful to have the option of creating a polar array that retains the parameters (like center point, or number of items, or degrees) for later changing them. Maybe an array starts out as a group and then can be “exploded” into its constituent parts for editing individual instances of the array.

4

I agree. This is also on our roadmap.

We hope to introduce these enhancements in early 2021.

Thank you,
Evi

5

Would definitely appreciate linear array. I’m just getting started with uMake but what I love about it is that it seems well positioned to sketch out a few design alternatives.

With a lot of furniture (and other things), being able to distribute a variable number of things easily over a distance is key. Think shelves, decorative elements, etc. I’d love to be able to see what 4 shelves looks like vs 5, etc.

If there’s a way to do this currently I’d love to know (I couldn’t find one and am doing it numerically, which is a pain), but “array” was the first thing I had in mind.

6

Hi @Nryn,

Thank you for your suggestion and example of use-case. Advanced Array tool with more options is on our roadmap. We think we will be able to start working on it very soon.

Thanks,
Evi