PartDesign LinearPattern
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User documentation
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Menu location |
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Part Design → Apply a pattern → LinearPattern |
Workbenches |
PartDesign |
Default shortcut |
None |
Introduced in version |
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See also |
PartDesign MultiTransform |
Description
The PartDesign LinearPattern tool creates a linear pattern of one or more features.
An L-shaped pad (B) made on top of a base pad (A, also referred to as support) is used for a linear pattern. The result (C) is shown on the right.
Usage
Create
- Optionally activate the correct Body.
- Optionally select one or more features in the Tree view or the 3D view.
- There are several ways to invoke the tool:
- Press the
LinearPattern button.
- Select the Part Design → Apply a pattern →
LinearPattern option from the menu.
- Press the
- If there is no active Body, and there are two or more Bodies in the document, the Active Body Required dialog will open and prompt you to activate one. If there is a single Body it will be activated automatically.
- If no features were selected the Select feature task panel opens: select one or more (hold down the Ctrl key) from the list and press the OK button.
- The LinearPattern parameters task panel opens. See Options for more information.
- Press the OK button to finish.
Edit
- Do one of the following:
- The LinearPattern parameters task panel opens. See Options for more information.
- Press the OK button to finish.
Options
- To add features:
- To remove features:
- If there are several features in the pattern, their order can be important. See PartDesign PolarPattern.
- Specify the Direction of the pattern:
- Normal sketch axis: The Z axis of the sketch (only available for sketch-based features).
- Vertical sketch axis: The Y axis of the sketch (idem).
- Horizontal sketch axis: The X axis of the sketch (idem).
- Construction line #: A separate entry for each construction line in the sketch (idem).
- Base X axis: The X axis of the Body.
- Base Y axis: The Y axis of the Body.
- Base Z axis: The Z axis of the Body.
- Select reference...: Select a Datum Line in the Tree view or a Datum Line or edge in the 3D view.
- Check the Reverse direction checkbox to reverse the pattern.
- Specify the Length to be covered by the pattern.
- Specify the number of Occurrences (including the original feature).
- If the Update view checkbox is checked the view will update in real time.
Limitations
- Structure tools: Part, Group
- Helper tools: Create body, Create sketch, Edit sketch, Map sketch to face
- Modeling tools
- Datum tools: Create a datum point, Create a datum line, Create a datum plane, Create a local coordinate system, Create a shape binder, Create a sub-object(s) shape binder, Create a clone
- Additive tools: Pad, Revolution, Additive loft, Additive pipe, Additive helix, Additive box, Additive cylinder, Additive sphere, Additive cone, Additive ellipsoid, Additive torus, Additive prism, Additive wedge
- Subtractive tools: Pocket, Hole, Groove, Subtractive loft, Subtractive pipe, Subtractive helix, Subtractive box, Subtractive cylinder, Subtractive sphere, Subtractive cone, Subtractive ellipsoid, Subtractive torus, Subtractive prism, Subtractive wedge
- Transformation tools: Mirrored, Linear Pattern, Polar Pattern, Create MultiTransform, Scaled
- Dress-up tools: Fillet, Chamfer, Draft, Thickness
- Boolean: Boolean operation
- Extras: Migrate, Sprocket, Involute gear, Shaft design wizard
- Context menu: Set tip, Move object to other body, Move object after other object, Appearance, Set colors

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