PartDesign MultiTransform

Description
The PartDesign MultiTransform tool creates a pattern of one or more features. The pattern can include multiple transformations where each subsequent transformation is applied to the result of the previous transformation.

The available transformations are: Mirrored,  LinearPattern,  PolarPattern and  Scaled. The first three are also available as separate tools.



Create

 * 1) Optionally activate the correct Body.
 * 2) Optionally select one or more features in the Tree view or the 3D view.
 * 3) There are several ways to invoke the tool:
 * 4) * Press the button.
 * 5) * Select the option from the menu.
 * 6) If there is no active Body, and there are two or more Bodies in the document, the  dialog will open and prompt you to activate one. If there is a single Body it will be activated automatically.
 * 7) If no features were selected the  task panel opens: select one or more (hold down the  key) from the list and press the  button.
 * 8) The  task panel opens. See Options for more information.
 * 9) Press the  button at the top to finish.

Edit

 * 1) Do one of the following:
 * 2) * Double-click the MultiTransform object in the Tree view.
 * 3) * Right-click the MultiTransform object in the Tree view and select from the context menu.
 * 4) The  task panel opens. See Options for more information.
 * 5) Press the  button at the top to finish.

Combine existing transformations
It is possible to create a MultiTransform object from existing Mirrored, LinearPattern and PolarPattern transformations.


 * 1) Check the  property of the existing transformations to make sure they have been applied to the same features.
 * 2) Select those features in the Tree view.
 * 3) There are several ways to invoke the tool:
 * 4) * Press the button.
 * 5) * Select the option from the menu.
 * 6) The  task panel opens.
 * 7) Press the  button at the top.
 * 8) Edit the  property of the created MultiTransform object:
 * 9) Click in the field.
 * 10) Press the  button that appears.
 * 11) The  dialog opens.
 * 12) Hold down the  key and select the existing transformations.
 * 13) Press the  button.
 * 14) Optionally edit the MultiTransform object, see above.

Options

 * To add features:
 * Press the button.
 * Select a feature in the Tree view or the 3D view.
 * Repeat to add more features.
 * To remove features:
 * Press the button.
 * Do one of the following:
 * Select a feature in the Tree view or the 3D view.
 * Select a feature in the list at the top and press the key.
 * Right-click a feature in the list at the top and select from the context menu.
 * Repeat to remove more features.
 * If there are several features in the pattern, their order can be important. See PartDesign PolarPattern.
 * To add transformations:
 * If there are existing transformations: select the transformation after which the new transformation should be added.
 * Right-click the list.
 * Select one the following options from the context menu:
 * . See PartDesign Mirrored.
 * . See PartDesign LinearPattern.
 * See PartDesign PolarPattern.
 * . See PartDesign Scaled.
 * The selected transformation is added to the list and the settings for the transformation are displayed below the list.
 * Adjust the settings to suit.
 * Press the bar at the bottom.
 * Repeat to add more transformations.
 * To edit a transformation:
 * Right-click the transformation in the list.
 * Select from the context menu.
 * Adjust the settings to suit.
 * Press the bar at the bottom.
 * To change the order of the transformations:
 * Right-click a transformation in the list.
 * Select or  from the context menu.
 * If the checkbox is checked the view will update in real time.

Limitations
See PartDesign PolarPattern.