Rectangular pattern 1

[fighterpilot]

Is it possible to use a rectangular pattern to pattern a feature (hole) where the patterned instance is say over 1" and down 1"? They would be essentially on a diagonal from each other.

R18.

thanks...


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Fighter Pilot
Manufacturing Engineer

 

[weavedreamer]

Did you click the 'More>>' button within the Rectangular Pattern Definition dialog to see if the Rotation Angle might provide you with what you desire?

 

[fighterpilot]

Well the rotation angle setting gets the hole over to where I want it but I have to figure the correct angle and distance by doing the trig. Doesn't really play well if I need to X and Y distances to be held or driving my design.

I won't say what I could do in my old CAD system but this would have been easy w/ one command. Oh well....

Thanks...

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Fighter Pilot
Manufacturing Engineer

 

[Solidkat]

Use the rectangular pattern and set it 1" then use the more tab and offset 1" in the direction you want.

You should now see the orginal hole and 3 ghost holes, all you have to do now is disable the holes you don't want by clicking the little dot in the middle of each hole.

 

[weavedreamer]

(1**2+1**2)**.5

or,

Create the pattern with the x, y and suppress the superfluous entities?

 

[fighterpilot]

Solidkat,

Sweet!!! That's exactly what I wanted to do. Now I have some meaningful dimensions to drive the pattern. Now that it's explained to me I can remember clicking on those ghost holes to remove the instance of the pattern.

Thanks...

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Fighter Pilot
Manufacturing Engineer