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title: "Options"
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description: "This option defines whether the values for Position and Rotation apply from one object to the next or from the first object to the last. For example …"
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## Options

### Mode

Parameter ID: `MDATA_ARRANGE_MODE`

You can select from Linear, Circle and Along Spline modes.

Linear

### Per Step

Parameter ID: `MDATA_ARRANGE_LINEAR_PERSTEP`

This option defines whether the values for **Position** and **Rotation** apply from one object to the next or from the first object to the last. For example, suppose you have selected three spheres and set the Position **Y** value to 300. If Per Step is enabled, the first and second spheres will be 300 m apart; the second and third spheres will also be 300 m apart; and the first and third spheres will be 600 m apart.

If the option is disabled, the first and last third spheres will be 300 m apart with the second sphere midway at 150 m.

![Image: subgroup.gif](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/subgroup.gif)\
Position

### Enable

Parameter ID: `MDATA_ARRANGE_LINEAR_USE_MOVE`

Here you can define whether and how the selected objects will be spatially arranged. The arrangement will start from the position of the first selected object in the **Object Manager**. The other selected objects will be moved away from this starting position. The directions refer to the world coordinate system.

### X

Parameter ID: `MDATA_ARRANGE_LINEAR_USE_MOVE_X`

### Y

Parameter ID: `MDATA_ARRANGE_LINEAR_USE_MOVE_Y`

### Z

Parameter ID: `MDATA_ARRANGE_LINEAR_USE_MOVE_Z`

### Move

Parameter ID: `MDATA_ARRANGE_LINEAR_MOVE` · Range: [XYZ m]

![Image: subgroup.gif](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/subgroup.gif)\
Scale

### Enable Scale

Parameter ID: `MDATA_ARRANGE_LINEAR_USE_SCALE`

### Scale

Parameter ID: `MDATA_ARRANGE_LINEAR_SCALE` · Range: [XYZ %]

![Image: subgroup.gif](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/subgroup.gif)\
Rotation

### Enable Rotation

Parameter ID: `MDATA_ARRANGE_LINEAR_USE_ROTATION`

### Rotate

Parameter ID: `MDATA_ARRANGE_LINEAR_ROTATION` · Range: [HBP °]

Circle

### Per Step

Parameter ID: `MDATA_ARRANGE_CIRCLE_PERSTEP`

This option defines whether the values for **Position** and **Rotation** apply from one object to the next or from the first object to the last. For example, suppose you have selected three spheres and set the Position **Y** value to 300. If Per Step is enabled, the first and second spheres will be 300 m apart; the second and third spheres will also be 300 m apart; and the first and third spheres will be 600 m apart.

If the option is disabled, the first and last third spheres will be 300 m apart with the second sphere midway at 150 m.

![Image: subgroup.gif](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/subgroup.gif)\
Position

### Enable

Parameter ID: `MDATA_ARRANGE_CIRCLE_USE_MOVE`

### X

Parameter ID: `MDATA_ARRANGE_CIRCLE_USE_MOVE_X`

### Y

Parameter ID: `MDATA_ARRANGE_CIRCLE_USE_MOVE_Y`

### Z

Parameter ID: `MDATA_ARRANGE_CIRCLE_USE_MOVE_Z`

### Radius

Parameter ID: `MDATA_ARRANGE_CIRCLE_RADIUS` · Range: [-∞..+∞m]

Defines the radius of the virtual circle.

### Start

Parameter ID: `MDATA_ARRANGE_CIRCLE_START` · Range: [-∞..+∞°]

### End

Parameter ID: `MDATA_ARRANGE_CIRCLE_END` · Range: [-∞..+∞°]

### Move

Parameter ID: `MDATA_ARRANGE_CIRCLE_MOVE` · Range: [XYZ m]

You can specify an additional movement for the selected objects on top of the movement due to the circular arrangement and first object.

![Image: subgroup.gif](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/subgroup.gif)\
Scale

### Enable Scale

Parameter ID: `MDATA_ARRANGE_CIRCLE_USE_SCALE`

### Scale

Parameter ID: `MDATA_ARRANGE_CIRCLE_SCALE` · Range: [XYZ %]

![Image: subgroup.gif](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/subgroup.gif)\
Rotation

### Enable Rotation

Parameter ID: `MDATA_ARRANGE_CIRCLE_USE_ROTATION`

### Rotate

Parameter ID: `MDATA_ARRANGE_CIRCLE_ROTATION` · Range: [HBP °]

### Align Tangential

Parameter ID: `MDATA_ARRANGE_CIRCLE_ALIGNTANGENTIAL`

Enable this option to align the selected objects with their X-axes tangential to the virtual circle.

Along Spline

### Per Step

Parameter ID: `MDATA_ARRANGE_SPLINE_PERSTEP`

This option defines whether the values for **Position** and **Rotation** apply from one object to the next or from the first object to the last. For example, suppose you have selected three spheres and set the Position **Y** value to 300. If Per Step is enabled, the first and second spheres will be 300 m apart; the second and third spheres will also be 300 m apart; and the first and third spheres will be 600 m apart.

If the option is disabled, the first and last third spheres will be 300 m apart with the second sphere midway at 150 m.

![Image: subgroup.gif](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/subgroup.gif)\
Position

### Enable

Parameter ID: `MDATA_ARRANGE_SPLINE_USE_MOVE`

### X

Parameter ID: `MDATA_ARRANGE_SPLINE_USE_MOVE_X`

### Y

Parameter ID: `MDATA_ARRANGE_SPLINE_USE_MOVE_Y`

### Z

Parameter ID: `MDATA_ARRANGE_SPLINE_USE_MOVE_Z`

### Spline

Parameter ID: `MDATA_ARRANGE_SPLINE_LINK`

Drag & drop the spline along which the objects should be arranged from the **Object Manager** into this box. Provided Start Pos and End Pos are set to 0% and 100% respectively, the first selected object will be placed at the start of the spline and the remaining selected objects will be placed at regular intervals along the spline.

### Start Pos.

Parameter ID: `MDATA_ARRANGE_SPLINE_STARTPOS` · Range: [-∞..+∞%]

### End Pos.

Parameter ID: `MDATA_ARRANGE_SPLINE_ENDPOS` · Range: [-∞..+∞%]

![Image: subgroup.gif](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/subgroup.gif)\
Scale

### Enable Scale

Parameter ID: `MDATA_ARRANGE_SPLINE_USE_SCALE`

### Scale

Parameter ID: `MDATA_ARRANGE_SPLINE_SCALE` · Range: [XYZ %]

![Image: subgroup.gif](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/subgroup.gif)\
Rotation

### Enable Rotation

Parameter ID: `MDATA_ARRANGE_SPLINE_USE_ROTATION`

### Rotate

Parameter ID: `MDATA_ARRANGE_SPLINE_ROTATION` · Range: [HBP °]

### Rail Spline

Parameter ID: `MDATA_ARRANGE_SPLINE_RAIL`

You can use a rail spline to control the alignment of the objects. Drag & drop the rail spline from the **Object Manager** into this box.

### Align

Parameter ID: `MDATA_ARRANGE_SPLINE_ALIGNTANGENTIAL`

The alignment axis is defined by **Align**.

### Bank

Parameter ID: `MDATA_ARRANGE_SPLINE_FLIP` · Range: [-∞..+∞°]

The Bank is the angle by which each object is rotated about the object axis defined by **Align**.