Create a Part Pattern That Follows the Feature Pattern of a Part
General
- You can use this function to create a linear or polar pattern by selecting a face from the feature pattern of a part.
- The feature pattern determines the shape of the new part pattern. For instance, if the feature pattern is polar, the assembly pattern will also be polar.
- The pattern cannot be associatively positioned on the part's holes, which have been modeled as an extruded cutout from a line pattern of a sketch.
- If you wish to edit a pattern controlled with a feature pattern of a part, edit the feature pattern of the controlling part.
- You can delete individual components from the pattern associated with the feature pattern. Select one or more components from the pattern and then select the context-sensitive function Delete.
Define a pattern to an assembly part based on the part's feature pattern
- In the figure, a feature pattern is formed from the screw added to the assembly based on the holes in the flange.
- Select the component from which you wish to create a pattern from the assembly.
- Select the context-sensitive function Pattern.
- Select positioning the pattern by clicking Face from Feature Pattern.
- Click a face in the feature pattern of the part.
- The pattern properties are displayed in a dialog box. You cannot edit the data.
- You can select a different positioning method.
- Select OK.
Add a part and let the program create a pattern from it
- When you add a part to an assembly by placing it on top of the face of a feature pattern in the part model, the program suggests creating a pattern.
- Select the part to be added from the archives or the library, for example using the functions
- Add > Model.
- Add > Component.
- Click the position of the part in the feature pattern of the part in the model.
- For example, the center point of the hole in the pattern.
- The program asks: Create pattern?
- Answer the question
- Yes.
- The program creates a pattern from the parts.
- No.
- The part is added to the position you selected, but a pattern is not created.
- Yes.
- Add the next part or quit adding parts.