PartDesign MultiTransform

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PartDesign MultiTransform

Menu location
Part Design → Apply a pattern → Create MultiTransform
Workbenches
PartDesign
Default shortcut
None
Introduced in version
-
See also
PartDesign Mirrored, PartDesign LinearPattern, PartDesign PolarPattern, PartDesign Scaled

Description

'Make a pattern from combinations of transformations' - The MultiTransform tool takes one (or a set of) part 'features' as its input, and allows the user to apply multiple transformations to that feature (or set of features) progressively, in sequence - creating a combined or compound transformation.

For example, to produce the flange with a double row of holes as pictured below, the user:

  1. selected the hole as the 'feature' (base) in the Model tree
  2. clicked on the MultiTransform icon
  3. added a linear pattern with two occurrences in the X direction
  4. added a polar pattern with eight occurrences around the Y axis.

Flange with double row of holes. Hole pattern created with 'MultiTransform' tool.

Usage

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:
    • Press the MultiTransform button.
    • Select the Part Design → Apply a pattern → MultiTransform option from the menu.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. The MultiTransform parameters task panel opens. See Options for more information.
  7. Press the OK button at the top to finish.

Edit

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

Options

  • To add features:
    1. Press the Add feature button.
    2. Select a feature in the Tree view or the 3D view.
    3. Repeat to add more features.
  • To remove features:
    1. Press the Remove feature button.
    2. Do one of the following:
      • Select a feature in the Tree view or the 3D view.
      • Select a feature in the list and press the Del key.
      • Right-click a feature in the list and select Remove from the context menu.
    3. Repeat to remove more features.
  • To add transformations:
    1. Right-click the Transformations list.
    2. Select one the available options from the context menu:
    3. The selected transformation is added to the list and the settings for the transformation are displayed below the list.
    4. Adjust the settings to suit.
    5. Press the OK bar at the bottom.
    6. Repeat to add more transformations.
  • To edit a transformation:
    1. Right-click the transformation in the Transformations list.
    2. Select Edit from the context menu.
    3. Adjust the settings to suit.
    4. Press the OK bar at the bottom.
  • To change the order of the transformations:
    1. Right-click a transformation in the Transformations list.
    2. Select Move up or Move down from the context menu.


Alternate Method 1

This method starts with one existing transformation feature in the Body object.

  1. In the Model tree, within the active Body object, select the existing features to be included.
  2. Click on the MultiTransform icon to initiate the operation.
  3. In the feature list view, you will see the label(s) of the previously selected feature(s).
    To add additional features, see Step 3 in the Standard Method above.
  4. Finish using Steps 5-8 in the Standard Method above.

Alternate Method 2

This method starts with multiple existing, independent feature transformations in the Body object - with the idea of combining them. NOTE: to combine existing transformations, they must be within the same Body object and should all use the same feature or feature set in each.

  1. In the Model tree, within the active Body object, select one of existing transformation of those you wish to include.
  2. Click on the MultiTransform icon to initiate the operation.
  3. Click the OK button at top to save and exit.
  4. In the object tree, select the newly created MultiTransform.
  5. In the Property View window, locate the Transformations property in the Data tab.
  6. Edit the Transformations property by clicking on its value, then click on the ellipse box that appeared to open the Links window for this property.
  7. Select all existing feature transformations that should be included. Multiple selections are permitted using CTRL + click.
  8. Click OK to save and close the Links window.
  9. Click the Refresh button if activated.

When initiated and completed in this way, the MultiTransform might fail to become the "Tip" of the Body object. If you need it to be the "Tip":

  1. Right click on the newly created MultiTransform.
  2. If available, choose "Set tip".

Usage Notes

Limitations

See PartDesign PolarPattern.