Circular Component Pattern
You can create a circular pattern of components in an assembly.
To create a circular pattern of components:
Click Insert,
Component Pattern, Circular
Pattern.
In the PropertyManager, under Parameters:
The pattern revolves around this axis.
Click Reverse
Direction
if necessary.
Type a value for Angle
. This is the angular value between the centers of the
instances.
Type a value for
Number of Instances
. This is the total number of
instances including the seed components.
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.
Click in Components
to Pattern
, then select the seed components.
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.
To restore instances, select the instance in Instances to Skip and press Delete.
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