Patterns of Patterns
With multibody parts, you can create a pattern that includes some or
all of the multibody parts that you used to create the original multibody
part pattern. You can use any of the patterns such as linear, circular,
sketch driven, and so on. You have the same options with patterns of patterns
in the multibody part environment as you have in the single body environment.
For example, you can use more than one direction, skip instances, and
so on.
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Pattern from existing linear pattern. Some bodies and
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Pattern from existing linear pattern. Some bodies, single
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To create a pattern of patterns:
Click a pattern tool (Features toolbar) or Insert, Pattern/Mirror
and select a pattern tool (linear, circular, or curve driven pattern).
You can also use a pattern you created using X-Y coordinates (table pattern) or sketch points.
Do one of the following:
For a single body pattern, select the pattern
feature in the FeatureManager design tree, or select a face on a pattern
instance in the model.
For a multibody part pattern, under Bodies
to Pattern 
, select the individual instances from
the existing pattern that you want to include in the new pattern.
Proceed as described
in Linear
Pattern, Circular
Pattern, or curve
driven pattern.