Hello,
I am designing a part with a pattern that would need to be repeated 4 times at 4 locations (defined by a point) AND orientated according to an axis or a direction (normal to an axis). I run of ideas to pattern and not create 4 times the same pattern at different locations.
Can you see a clever way to do this?
I enclose a picture and a dummy part (SW 2012).
Thanks
Charly
1: Create pattern as you said
2: Dissolve pattern
3: Re-mate new parts
Thank you Ian but I don't know how to dissolve patterns
Charly,
It behaved a bit peculiar but I got a curve driven pattern to do what I think you are looking for. Newer version of SW here so I'll post a screen shot.
I made a plane parallel to the top plane offset at your 3D sketch position. Then made a sketch of an arc segment coradial to one in your 3D sketch. I used that sketch to define the curve driven pattern. I guessed at the spacing in direction 2, it looks close. Using Tangent to curve option set the angles of the bodies the way you want them.
Another option would be to just make a circular pattern of the body and then use the move/copy feature to get the offsets from the center.
Hello Erik,
You are very helpful! I tried before curve driven pattern but didn't understand the use of the curve and the second axis. Thanks to your explaination it is clear to me now and it would work for my application.
Thank you again.
Charly
Charly,
It behaved a bit peculiar but I got a curve driven pattern to do what I think you are looking for. Newer version of SW here so I'll post a screen shot.
I made a plane parallel to the top plane offset at your 3D sketch position. Then made a sketch of an arc segment coradial to one in your 3D sketch. I used that sketch to define the curve driven pattern. I guessed at the spacing in direction 2, it looks close. Using Tangent to curve option set the angles of the bodies the way you want them.
Another option would be to just make a circular pattern of the body and then use the move/copy feature to get the offsets from the center.