Order/align objects: as array

[EngrStudent]

In any useful drafting program they have a "create array" and they aren't meaning a numeric creature.  They mean a geometric array.

References:

• (Solidworks) http://help.solidworks.com/2014/English/SolidWorks/sld2demu/r_array_sld2demu.htm
• (AutoCAD) https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2016/ENU/AutoC...
• (Sketchup) https://www.safaribooksonline.com/library/view/google-sketchup-cookbook/9780596157784/ch01.html
• ProE required registration first.

An advanced user menu for Front Panel should allow arrange of objects similar to how CAD tools do. 

In particular - if I have 81 items, I should be able to arrange them in a 9x9 grid array with ease.  I don't get to pick that I have them, btw.  

[RavensFan]

How often would you need to use a feature like this?

I've never needed to create an arrangement of 81 objects before.  A handful of times I've needed to create a pattern of perhaps a dozen or so objects.  Not frequenlty enough where I feld I needed a special command beyond just copying and pasting the object and using the already existing spacing and alignment tools to arrange them.

[EngrStudent]

@RavensFan,

In an absolute sense - I can't know that.

In a relative sense, I expect that I might use that about 30% as much as I use the typical align commands, but more importantly it would help me handle some really bulky and complex inherited clusters from pre-existing code.

In terms of relieving a pain - it would help things. It would be really useful when the alternative is really not. 

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[X.]

If NI ever works on that, I would suggest they also include an option to align along a circle. It took me quite some time to achieve that effect by hand...

[Darren]

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