Ringos Posted Monday at 12:59 PM Share Posted Monday at 12:59 PM I have created a foundation pier with concrete pad and concrete block. I want 13 spread out evenly. When I select the footer and post can I place them spread out evenly with multiple copy? If I place 13 and try to distribute evenly, it separates the post and footer and distributes 26 objects evenly. Seems like this is an elementary task, but I cannot figure it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ringos Posted Monday at 01:19 PM Author Share Posted Monday at 01:19 PM https://www.chiefarchitect.com/videos/watch/302/multiple-copy.html Select both objects. Multiple copy from bottom tool bar. Click multiple copy interval in secondary menu and chose "evenly distribute objects with dragging." chose a number of objects. Chose a secondary number if you want another row placed from that one. right click and drag to location of last block. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ringos Posted Monday at 01:21 PM Author Share Posted Monday at 01:21 PM Say I wanted CA to even place the blocks down the foundation and figure out how many it should be? Or do I have to figure out manually how many piers and place them manually each time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garybills Posted Monday at 02:06 PM Share Posted Monday at 02:06 PM I believe you will have to figure it out, I put a cad line at my first and last pier and drag between them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ringos Posted Monday at 02:10 PM Author Share Posted Monday at 02:10 PM The engineer says 5' 10" OC for each, so I need to hit their measurements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ringos Posted yesterday at 04:38 PM Author Share Posted yesterday at 04:38 PM Say I wanted CA to even place the blocks down the foundation and figure out how many it should be? Or do I have to figure out manually how many piers and place them manually each time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ringos Posted yesterday at 04:39 PM Author Share Posted yesterday at 04:39 PM Can you select two objects and copy multiple while dragging over a specified oc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisb222 Posted yesterday at 06:20 PM Share Posted yesterday at 06:20 PM On 10/20/2025 at 8:59 AM, Ringos said: When I select the footer and post can I place them spread out evenly with multiple copy? Yes. On 10/20/2025 at 8:59 AM, Ringos said: If I place 13 and try to distribute evenly, it separates the post and footer and distributes 26 objects evenly. Before making copies, Block the post and footer together using the Make CAD Block tool. Select both and hit this button in the lower Edit toolbar: Then make your copies and use the Align/Distribute Objects tool to evenly space them. 1 hour ago, Ringos said: Can you select two objects and copy multiple while dragging over a specified oc? Yes, after you hit Multiple Copy, click the Multiple Copy Interval button and enter your interval value: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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