Create a Polar Pattern in a Plane

Create a polar pattern in a circumferential shape or both circumferentially and lengthways.

 

The instructions describe the creation of the pattern with the context-sensitive function:

1. Select the part from which you wish to create a pattern from the assembly.
2. Select the Pattern function from the context-sensitive menu.
3. Select Polar in the dialog box of the assembly pattern.
4. Confirm the location New pattern.
5. Select the direction: The direction only matters if the members of the pattern are not equally spaced on a full circle.
   • Clockwise.
   • Counterclockwise.
6. Enter the number of pattern members in the Circle-direction.
7. Enter either:
   • The angle at which the pattern members are placed, or
     • 360 = The members are placed at equal intervals on a full circle.
   • Delta, or the angular spacing of two pattern members.
8. If you want to affect the diameter of the circle of the control part, enter the Radius of the circle.
   • Note that this does not solve for the radius of the polar pattern.
9. If you want the polar patterns to overlap, enter in Length-direction:
   • The number of overlapping patterns in the Number field and
   • The overlapping distance of the pattern members to the Delta field.
10. Select OK.
11. Click the position of the center point of the circular control part in the assembly.
    • Note that the position of the center point of the guide curve part relative to the part to be patterned solves the radius of the polar pattern.

Example of a polar pattern

Example of a polar pattern, where there are also parts in the length-direction

Example of a clockwise and counterclockwise polar pattern