Simple Pattern Question
Simple Pattern Question
(OP)
I'm sure there is some way to do this but I can't figure it out. I have a plate with a hole pattern in it that I am trying to model. The holes are spaced 1" apart and go from a diameter of 1" down to 0.2" in 0.2" increments (ie 1.0. 0.8, 0.6...). I can pattern the holes linearly to get the 1" hole-to-hole spacing but can't figure out how to pattern the diameter so it reduces as well?
Thanks!
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Use an angled sketch line for the variable vector.
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StrykerTECH Engineering Staff
Milwaukee, WI
http://www.stryker-tech.com/
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If an existing edge is at the correct angle, that could be used instead of the angled sketch line.
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Deepak Gupta
SW 2010 SP4.0 & 2011 SP3.0
Boxer's SolidWorks™ Blog
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Also, I can remove the diameter and all locating dims to the hole yet my vary sketch is still grayed out when I try to do a linear pattern?
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I'm just going to cut individual holes for now. Thanks for trying to help out.
Seems like this might be a good ER to submit to more closely duplicate Pro/E functionality.
I really like SW much better than Pro/E but there are some things Pro/E just did better/easier.
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Only the Direction dimension and the feature itself need be selected.