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Grouping features

Grouping features

Grouping features

(OP)
I spent 8 years on ProE and am now using SW.  I want to make a rotational pattern with a group of features, but I can't figure out how to group the features.  In ProE, this would be dirt simple.  Am I just missing something, or is grouping features missing in SW?

RE: Grouping features

It's very simple.  Insert pattern and simply click on the features in your feature tree that you wish to pattern.  There's no need to group them.

KSharpe, Creations

RE: Grouping features

You can group features in the feature tree into folders.  Select a set of contiguous feature in the Feature Tree, RMB, and hit "Add to New Folder".

RE: Grouping features

(OP)
Thank you! It worked beautifully.

RE: Grouping features

Would this make it dirt easier in SolidWorks? dazed

Jason

SolidWorks 2007 SP5.0
SolidWorks 2008 SP0.1
WinXp sp2 (32 and 64 bit)

RE: Grouping features

(OP)
No, it makes it intuitive.  When I got into Insert>Pattern>Circular, it became obvious what to do.  Actually, I had the features highlighted before I did that and they already populated the 'features to pattern' box, so I knew I was doing the right thing.  And it worked.  

KWS

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