Create a circular pattern

Learn how use the Circular Pattern tool to create a pattern in a circular arrangement in Fusion.

1. Click Design > Solid > Create > Pattern > Circular Pattern .

   The Circular Pattern dialog displays, and Type is set to Circular Pattern.

2. Select the Object Type:

   • Faces: Duplicates faces on solid or surface bodies and distributes them according to the pattern settings.
   • Bodies: Duplicates solid or surface bodies and distributes them according to the pattern settings.
   • Features: Duplicates features in the timeline and distributes them according to the pattern settings.
   • Components: Duplicates components in an assembly and distributes them according to the pattern settings.

3. In the canvas, Browser, or Timeline, select Objects to pattern.

4. Select a linear or circular object to define the Axis to distribute pattern instances around.

5. Select the Distribution:

   • Full: Distributes pattern instances 360 degrees around the axis.

   • Partial: Distributes pattern instances in one direction from the source object around the axis to an angle value that you specify.

   • Symmetric: Distributes pattern instances symmetrically in two directions from the source object around the axis to an angle value that you specify.

     Use the angle manipulator handle in the canvas, or enter an exact value.

6. Specify the Quantity of instances to create around the axis:

   Use the quantity manipulator handle in the canvas, or enter an exact value.

7. If the pattern Type is set to Features, select a Compute Type:

   • Optimized: Creates identical copies by patterning feature faces. (Fastest)

   • Identical: Creates identical copies by replicating results of original features. Use when Optimized is not possible.

   • Adjust: Creates potentially different copies by patterning features and calculating extents or terminations of each instance individually. (Slowest)

     Note: The Optimized setting may cause errors when patterning split features.

8. Optional: Check Suppression to display a suppression checkbox over each pattern instance in the canvas.

   Uncheck instances to remove them from the pattern.

9. Click OK.

The Circular Pattern displays in the canvas.

Tips

• Select a different pattern Type on the fly to switch from a Circular Pattern to a Rectangular Pattern or Pattern On Path .