Repeating pattern STL array?

Software Carbide Create
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I have an stl file that can be tiled and I want to tile it so that I can do a whole panel at once and then cut out smaller, but flowing panels from that stock using a table saw.

The material can hold 7 panels horizontally, and only 1 vertically.

How do I go about creating a series of these stl panels in a similar way to how you use the array feature?

I could machine the cut down panels individually but then I’d waste material trimming and time swapping them out. I’d rather not.

Is it possible to import an stl and use the array feature to tile like this? I couldn’t get it to work.

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You can’t use the array tool on 3D components. But you can draw 7 rectangles flush to each other & import the STL 7 times.

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Yeah, I was trying to avoid the “import it 7 times” bit.

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Unless you have a software that can edit STL, you could copy/array it output it as a whole.

Or you could save as image & copy/paste that.

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