Downhole tools with variable cutting element arrays

A downhole tool, comprising:

• a body, the body having a bottom end and being rotatable about a longitudinal axis;
• a cone connected to the body proximate the bottom end and rotatable relative to the body about a cone axis;
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• a plurality of cutting elements on the cone, the plurality of cutting elements arranged in a set within a circumferential band about the cone axis, the set of cutting elements oriented at a non-perpendicular angle to the cone axis in which the plurality of cutting elements vary in radial position relative to the cone axis, the set having a first position nearest the cone axis and a last position farthest from the cone axis, a first cutting element being in the first position and a second cutting element being in the last position, where the first cutting element and the second cutting element have a first cutting element geometry type and one or more cutting elements between the first cutting element and the second cutting element have a second cutting element geometry type that is different from the first cutting element geometry type.

A downhole tool, comprising:

• a body having a bottom end and a longitudinal axis about which the body is configured to rotate;
• a cone connected to the body proximate the bottom end and rotatable relative to the body about a cone axis of the cone;
• a first set of an array positioned on an outer surface of the cone, the first set including a first plurality of cutting elements, at least one of the cutting elements of the first plurality of cutting elements being positioned at a first longitudinal position relative to the cone axis and having a first cutting element geometry type;
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• a second set of the same array positioned on the outer surface of the cone, the second set including a second plurality of cutting elements, at least one of the cutting elements of the second plurality of cutting elements being positioned at the first longitudinal position relative to the cone axis and having a second cutting element geometry type that is different from the first cutting element geometry type.