linear circular mixed patterns
linear circular mixed patterns
(OP)
Is there any way to create a circular linear mixed pattern. For example if you have a thin walled tube and you want to put a heliptical series of holes in the tube.
Basically telling SW to step down the tube 1 inch then rotate 30 degrees and pattern the profiles.
This is SW 2004
Basically telling SW to step down the tube 1 inch then rotate 30 degrees and pattern the profiles.
This is SW 2004






RE: linear circular mixed patterns
Chris
Sr. Mechanical Designer, CAD
SolidWorks 05 SP3.1 / PDMWorks 05
ctopher's home site (updated 06-21-05)
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RE: linear circular mixed patterns
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RE: linear circular mixed patterns
ctopher I do not understand how that would result in holes in a heliptical pattern.
RE: linear circular mixed patterns
Check out the DLable models
Regards,
Scott Baugh, CSWP
www.scottjbaugh.com
FAQ731-376
RE: linear circular mixed patterns
In those examples one has to either define every hole or have the holes linear pattern down the tube centerline. Unfortunately there seems to be no way to easily do this. I have come up with an approximation that works for cuts but will not work for extrusions.
It seems that there is little way to take a 3" pipe and make it so there are a ton of .25 inch pipes sticking in it through the centerline without making them with a linear pattern. We should suggest to SW to allow a linear pattern to rotate the patterned item X degrees every step. Or they should fix the curve driven patterns so that they really do stay tangent to the curve (as they do not at the present).
RE: linear circular mixed patterns
Scott Baugh, CSWP
www.scottjbaugh.com
FAQ731-376