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.

  1. Select the component from which you wish to create a pattern from the assembly.
  2. Select the context-sensitive function Pattern.
  3. Select positioning the pattern by clicking Face from Feature Pattern.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.

  1. Select the part to be added from the archives or the library, for example using the functions
    • Add > Model.
    • Add > Component.
  2. 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?
  3. Answer the question
    1. Yes.
      • The program creates a pattern from the parts.
    2. No.
      • The part is added to the position you selected, but a pattern is not created.
  4. Add the next part or quit adding parts.