Select all profiles in sketch for extrude

[pracslipkerm]

Hi All,
Just wondering if anyone knows, is it possible to get the extrude command to use all profiles in a sketch??? I have about 500 profiles that have been arrayed around a surface that I want to extrude... Or do you need to array the feature instead???
Thanks in Advance

Cheers
Steve Griffiths

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[EngAddict]

It is good practice to use feature patterns over sketch patterns wherever possible. Plus it will save you a heap of time in this case.

 

[rollupswx]

Do this experiment - in your file with 500 profiles edit the sketch and select Show All Constraints. Now you see why you pattern features rather than sketches - but with that many instances your going to have trouble anyhow. Can you use a cosmetic texture instead and maybe a smaller representative pattern if needed?

 

[pracslipkerm]

Thanks for the replies,
I did reduce the number of profiles in the sketch (and turned off associative in sketch pattern), then patterned features. However I still needed to do about 100 profiles that changed slightly around curves. Which I had to pick individually... Anyone know if there is a "pick all profiles in sketch" ability???
Thanks for the help guys

Cheers
Steve Griffiths

If you want to make apple pie from scratch, first you must create the universe!

 

[rollupswx]

Roll up the EOP, zip and attach the file here.