Fill Pattern PropertyManager
The Fill Pattern PropertyManager appears when you create a fill pattern.
The PropertyManager controls these properties:
Fill Boundary
Fill Boundary. Defines the area to fill with the pattern. Select sketches, planar curves on faces, a face, or co-planar faces. If you use a sketch for the boundary, you may need to select the pattern direction.
Pattern Layout
Determines the layout pattern of the instances within the fill boundary. Select a customizable shape to pattern, or pattern a feature. Pattern instances are laid out concentrically from the seed feature.
The pattern seed feature is located at the center of the fill boundary face unless you select a vertex or point to place the seed feature under Features to Pattern.
Perforation
. Creates a grid for a sheet metal perforation-style pattern.
Circular
. Creates a circular-shaped pattern.
Square
. Creates a square-shaped pattern.
Polygon
. Creates a polygonal-shaped pattern.
Features to Pattern
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Selected features. Select a feature to pattern in Features to Pattern
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Create seed cut. Customize a cut shape for the seed feature to pattern.
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Circle
. Creates a circular cut as the seed feature.
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Square
. Creates a square cut as the seed feature.
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Diamond
. Creates a diamond cut as the seed feature.
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Polygon
. Creates a polygon cut as the seed feature.
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Flip Shape Direction. Reverses the direction of the seed feature about the face selected in Fill Boundary.
Faces to Pattern
Bodies to Pattern
Instances to Skip
Options
You cannot create geometry patterns of features that have faces merged with the rest of the part.