Circular Component Pattern
You can create a circular pattern of components in an assembly.
To create a circular pattern of components:
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Click Insert, Component Pattern, Circular Pattern.
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In the PropertyManager, under Parameters:
The pattern revolves around this axis.
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Click Reverse Direction 
if necessary.
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Type a value for Angle 
. This is the angular value between the centers of the instances.
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Type a value for Number of Instances 
. This is the total number of instances including the seed components.
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Select Equal spacing to set the Angle to 360°. You can change the value to a different angle. The instances equally space themselves along the total angle.
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Click in Components to Pattern 
, then select the seed components.
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To skip instances, click in Instances to Skip 
and select the preview of the instance in the graphics area.
The pointer changes to 
when it is over a preview in the graphics area.
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To restore instances, select the instance in Instances to Skip and press Delete.
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Click 
.
The new components appear under LocalCirPattern in the FeatureManager design tree.
By default, all instances use the same configuration as the seed components. To change the configuration, edit the component properties of an instance.
Related Topics
Feature Driven Pattern
Linear Component Pattern