How to align boards to at the same length and distance.

parker_rosen294

Hello, newbie here. I'm trying to model a deck using 8 inch wide planks spaced out by .048 feet (just under half inch) in a sketch. I started by sketching one plank then duplicated it, used the tools to align it how I want. I want to have a total of 15 boards following suit. If there is a better way to do it I am open to all suggestions.

steve_shubin

@parker_rosen294

in the GIF below, I modeled a 2 x 8 that’s 12 foot long

And then used Linear Pattern to make 15 pieces

jake_delano19

Check out our Help Center content for Linear Patterns, I think those will come in handy for you https://cad.onshape.com/help/Content/linearpattern.htm

parker_rosen294

@jake_delano and @steve_shubin Thankyou for the help that's should work beautifully. I tried using the pattern tool but I must've done something wrong earlier so thankyou for attaching the gif instruction. Greatly appreciated!

steve_shubin

@parker_rosen294

… gif 

you’re welcome

my pleasure