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Creating the Pattern Table

To create the pattern table:

  1. In the PropertyManager, click Create Pattern Table.
  2. With the pattern table open, in the graphics area, select the dimension shown.

  3. Orient the model to the Right view to select the two Fillet1 dimensions.

  4. In the pattern table, for Number of instances to add , type 4 and press Enter.

    The pattern table now contains the following values:

      A B C D E
    1 Instance Instances to Skip Sketch2 Fillet1
    2 D3 D1 D3
    3 0 25.00mm 5.00mm 5.00mm
    4 1 25.00mm 5.00mm 5.00mm
    5 2 25.00mm 5.00mm 5.00mm
    6 3 25.00mm 5.00mm 5.00mm
    7 4 25.00mm 5.00mm 5.00mm
    If the columns do not appear as shown, you can highlight a column to drag it to a new location. However, you cannot violate parent/child or sibling relationships in the table.

  5. Click in cell C4 and type 37.5 to change the value for the first pattern instance.
  6. Select cells C3 and C4.

    A small white circle appears in the lower right corner of the selection.

  7. Pause the pointer over the white circle until the pointer changes to . Drag down to expand the selection to the rest of the column.

    The pattern propagates to the other cells in the column, adding 12.5 successively to each dimension instance.

  8. Click Update Preview to see where the new pattern instances will appear on the model.



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