Circular Pattern without features rotating?
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From: Not Necessarily Me on 4 Feb 2005 09:23 Do you know what I mean? rotate the location of the feature but the patterned features remain at the same orientation as the original feature. Is there a way? Using 2005. thanks, Jeff
From: Dale Dunn on 4 Feb 2005 09:24 How about a sketch-driven pattern? Use circular step-and-repeat in the pattern sketch to create the circular pattern. Another way could easily be better, since the step-and-repeat tools can't be driven by equations or design taables, and are a general nuisance.
From: CS on 4 Feb 2005 09:53 You know I swear there was an option for that. Apparently not. It IS available in AutoCAD. Corey "Not Necessarily Me" <nnm(a)nnm.com> wrote in message news:JzLMd.19110$C24.16406(a)attbi_s52... > Do you know what I mean? rotate the location of the feature but the > patterned features remain at the same orientation as the original feature. > Is there a way? Using 2005. > > > thanks, > Jeff > >
From: Not Necessarily Me on 4 Feb 2005 10:00 "Dale Dunn" <daledunnSCRATCH(a)jamestool.com> wrote in message news:Xns95F361389DD5Ddaledunnatjamestoolc(a)65.24.7.50... > How about a sketch-driven pattern? Use circular step-and-repeat in the > pattern sketch to create the circular pattern. > > Another way could easily be better, since the step-and-repeat tools can't > be driven by equations or design taables, and are a general nuisance. I tried it. It rotates the sketch entities as well. (unless I'm not seeing an option somewhere).
From: Steve Rauenbuehler on 4 Feb 2005 10:40
Not Necessarily Me wrote: > I tried it. It rotates the sketch entities as well. (unless I'm not seeing > an option somewhere). > > Try again what Dale said: Make a point sketch, and do a Circular Step and Repeat. Close the sketch. Now create the feature you want to array. Then pick Insert -> Pattern/Mirror -> Sketch Driven Pattern, pick your feature and your previous sketch.... Steve R. |