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Dress-up: Array

In one sentence: Repeat the selected operation in a rectangular or circular array as a post-processing step.

Overview

Workbench: CAM
Menu: CAM → Dress-up → Array
Command: CAM_DressupArray
Shortcut: none

Repeats the toolpath of the selected operation in a rectangular (X/Y grid) or circular (angular) array. Unlike duplicating operations in the Job tree, Array applies the repetition as a dress-up — a single lightweight modifier on the base operation.

Intuition

When a Job contains multiple identical parts laid out in a grid, you could duplicate every operation for every part — but that multiplies the number of operations in the tree. Instead, run each operation once and use Array to repeat it at each grid position.

When to use it

  • Multiple identical parts in a grid layout on a single stock sheet.
  • Repeat drilling patterns across a panel.
  • Any scenario where the same toolpath must be executed at multiple locations.

When NOT to use it

  • When different instances need different parameters — create separate operations instead.

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