Arranges occurrences of a feature or body into a rectangular pattern.
Duplicates one or more features or bodies. Arranges the resulting occurrences by a specific count and spacing in a rectangular pattern or along a linear path in one or both directions. Rows and columns can be lines, arc, splines, or trimmed ellipses.
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Ribbon:
3D Model tab
Pattern panel
Rectangular
Pattern individual features -
Patterns individual solid features, work features, and surface features. Cannot pattern assembly work features.
Features - Selects one or more solid features, work features, and surface features to include in the pattern. Selecting multiple features for duplication in a pattern increases calculation time.
You can include finish features, such as fillets and chamfers, only if their parent feature is also selected.
Solid - Available if the part file contains more than one solid body. Selects the solid body to receive the pattern.
Pattern a solid - Patterns a solid body, including features that you cannot pattern individually. Can also include work features and surface features.
Not available in an assembly.
- Include Work/Surface Features
- Specifies one or more work or surface features to pattern.
- Solid
- Available if there are multiple solid bodies in the file. Select one body to include in the pattern.
Join - Attaches the pattern to the selected solid body. Patterns the solid as a single, unified body.
- Create new bodies
- Creates a pattern consisting of multiple individual solid bodies.
Direction 1
Aligns selected features in the direction defined by selected edge, axis, or path.
Direction - Selects the direction in which to add occurrences. Direction arrow originates at the selection point. Path can be a 2D or 3D line, arc, spline, trimmed ellipse, or edge. Path can be an open or closed loop.
Changes to the path update patterned feature spacing and distance.
Flip - Reverses direction of occurrences. If you select Midplane, and the occurrence count is even, indicates which side gets the extra occurrence.
Midplane - Creates a pattern where the occurrences are distributed on both sides of the original feature. For rectangular patterns, you can use midplane independently for either direction (Direction 1, Direction 2).
Count - Specifies the number of occurrences in the column or linear path. Must be greater than zero.
Length - Specifies spacing or distance between occurrences or distance the Direction 1 column spans. A negative value can be entered to create a pattern in the opposite direction.
- Distance, Spacing, or Curve Length
- Specifies total distance of Direction 1 column, spacing between occurrences, or equally fitted to the length of the selected curve. Must be greater than zero.
Direction 2
Specifies multiple occurrences in rows as well as columns.
- Path
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Selects the direction in which to add occurrences in rows. Direction arrow originates at the selection point. Path can be 2D or 3D line, arc, spline, trimmed ellipse, or edge. Path can be an open or closed loop.
Changes to the path update patterned feature spacing and distance. - Flip
- Reverses direction of occurrences. When you select midplane, and the occurrence count is even, flip indicates which side gets the extra occurrence.
- Midplane
- Creates a pattern where the occurrences are distributed on both sides of the original. For rectangular patterns, you can use midplane independently for either direction (Direction 1, Direction 2).
Count - Specifies the number of occurrences in the column or linear path. Must be greater than zero.
- Length
- Specifies spacing or distance between occurrences or distance the Direction 2 column spans. A negative value creates a pattern in the opposite direction.
- Distance, Spacing, or Curve Length
- Specifies total distance of Direction 2 column, spacing between occurrences, or equally fitted to the length of the selected curve. Must be greater than zero.
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Specifies the Start, Termination Method, and Orientation Method of the pattern.
- Direction 1 and 2
- Start Sets the start point for the first occurrence in both directions. If appropriate, pattern can start at any selectable point.
- Compute
- Specifies how to calculate patterned features.
Optimized Creates identical copies of selected features by patterning feature faces. Optimized is the fastest compute method. Limitations are the inability to create overlapping occurrences, or occurrences that intersect different faces than the faces of the original features. When possible, speeds up the pattern compute.
Identical Creates identical copies of selected features by replicating the results of original features. When the optimized method is not possible, Use for identical features.
Adjust Creates potentially differing copies of selected features by patterning features and calculating extents or terminations of each pattern occurrence individually. Computation time is lengthy for patterns with large numbers of occurrences. Preserves design intent by allowing pattern occurrences to adjust based upon feature extent or termination conditions, such as a feature that terminates on a model face.
Note: Not available for patterns of solid part bodies in an open or surface state. - Orientation Method
- Specifies how to orient patterned features. The feature selected first determines the orientation.
Identical Each occurrence in the pattern is oriented the same as the first selected feature.
Adjust to Direction 1 or Direction 2 Specifies which direction controls the position of patterned features. Rotates each occurrence so that it maintains its orientation to the 2D tangent vector of the path, based on the first selected feature. The angle exaggerates with each occurrence in the pattern. For best results, place the first occurrence on the start point of the path.