Circular pattern in design table 1

[jlcochran1]

I lost a part created in an earlier version of SW that I am trying to recreate from scratch. I am having trouble remembering (or locating in help or this forum),how to put the variable for the number of instances of a circular pattern in the design table. I have tried both a pattern at the sketch and feature level, but neither comes into the design table when auto created. I am extruding holes in a flange and the number of holes varies. I know I am missing something basic. Thanks for the help.

 

[J-C]

Double click the pattern feature to see it's parameters. You should see the number of instances though sometimes it's on top of the angle dimension so try moving them around. I would suggest right clicking it and giving it a name like Number@pattern1 instead of the standard D1@pattern1.

You can copy / paste this into the design table, or you can double click it and change it's value to "This Config" and give it a different value then let the Design table auto insert it.

Jason Capriotti
Smith & Nephew, Inc.

 

[jlcochran1]

Thanks!