Pattern vs. Hole wizard for hole series?
Pattern vs. Hole wizard for hole series?
(OP)
Just something I thought about on the drive in this morning. If you have a steel plate that needs to have a series of (20) holes, are there any advantages to using a pattern (linear or circular) over the hole wizard or vise versa?
Thanks in advance,
Thanks in advance,
I even dream in Configurations.....
Config 1 - Brunette
Config 2 - Redhead
Config 3 - Blonde






RE: Pattern vs. Hole wizard for hole series?
As for which is best ... IMO a feature pattern is always better than a sketch pattern. Whether the seed feature is created with regular geometry or with the HW is immaterial.
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RE: Pattern vs. Hole wizard for hole series?
Bloodclot
I even dream in Configurations.....
Config 1 - Brunette
Config 2 - Redhead
Config 3 - Blonde
RE: Pattern vs. Hole wizard for hole series?
Whichever way you go, the more holes in the pattern, the slower the rebuild time.
Chris
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RE: Pattern vs. Hole wizard for hole series?
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RE: Pattern vs. Hole wizard for hole series?
Therefore, I vote with CBL
RE: Pattern vs. Hole wizard for hole series?
I use sketch-driven patterns with no problems. I use the hole wizard for the first hole, then create a point sketch to drive the pattern of holes. The same pattern feature will be used in my assembly to populate the holes with screws.
Yanceman
ps: nice dream config, too bad two of the three are suppressed! lol... :)
RE: Pattern vs. Hole wizard for hole series?
Thanks for your input and it makes good sense. Something I will keep in mind for the next time I need to do it.
Bloodclot
I will have to try to dream in sub-assemblies next time :)
I even dream in Configurations.....
Config 1 - Brunette
Config 2 - Redhead
Config 3 - Blonde
RE: Pattern vs. Hole wizard for hole series?
Now if I switch on the Animation add-in ... adjust the lighting ... set the limit mates ... OHHH WOW!!!
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How to get answers to your SW questions FAQ559-1091
RE: Pattern vs. Hole wizard for hole series?
LOL! That was great!
Yanceman