Now you create a linear pattern of the oblong cut on the sample part. You use a vertical dimension to specify the direction in which to create the linear pattern.
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Double-click Cut-Extrude1 in the FeatureManager design tree.
The dimensions of the
Cut-Extrude1 feature appear in the graphics area.
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Click Linear Pattern
on the
Features
tab.
The Linear Pattern
PropertyManager appears with the Pattern
Direction selection box active.
- Under Direction 1:
- For Pattern Direction, click 60 in the graphics area to create the pattern along the same direction as the dimension line.
- If necessary, click Reverse Direction
so the arrow in the graphics area points up.
- Set Spacing
to 10. This value is the distance between corresponding points on the patterned feature.
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Set the Number of
Instances
to 4.
This value includes the original cut-extrude
feature.
A preview of the pattern appears in the graphics area. A callout indicates the
Direction,
Spacing, and
Instances.
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Select Cut-Extrude1 for
Features to Pattern
if it is not already selected.
- Under Options, select Geometry pattern.
The Geometry pattern option speeds up the creation and rebuilding of the pattern. Individual instances of the feature are copied, but not solved.
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Click OK
.
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Click .