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Rectangular pattern

Rectangular pattern

Rectangular pattern

(OP)
Is it possible to use a rectangular pattern to pattern a feature (hole) where the patterned instance is say over 1" and down 1"?  They would be essentially on a diagonal from each other.

R18.

thanks...
 

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Fighter Pilot
Manufacturing Engineer

RE: Rectangular pattern

Did you click the 'More>>' button within the Rectangular Pattern Definition dialog to see if the Rotation Angle might provide you with what you desire?

RE: Rectangular pattern

(OP)
Well the rotation angle setting gets the hole over to where I want it but I have to figure the correct angle and distance by doing the trig. Doesn't really play well if I need to X and Y distances to be held or driving my design.

I won't say what I could do in my old CAD system but this would have been easy w/ one command.  Oh well....

Thanks...

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Fighter Pilot
Manufacturing Engineer

RE: Rectangular pattern

Use the rectangular pattern and set it 1" then use the more tab and offset 1" in the direction you want.

You should now see the orginal hole and 3 ghost holes, all you have to do now is disable the holes you don't want by clicking the little dot in the middle of each hole.  

RE: Rectangular pattern

(1**2+1**2)**.5

or,

Create the pattern with the x, y and suppress the superfluous entities?
 

RE: Rectangular pattern

(OP)
Solidkat,

Sweet!!!  That's exactly what I wanted to do.  Now I have some meaningful dimensions to drive the pattern. Now that it's explained to me I can remember clicking on those ghost holes to remove the instance of the pattern.

Thanks...  

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Fighter Pilot
Manufacturing Engineer

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