How to pattern a feature on a cylinder/round surface via sketch guides
How to pattern a feature on a cylinder/round surface via sketch guides
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Hi,
this is my first post on this forum (forum is awesome BTW).
I want to create a circular pattern on a tube, but instead of the pattern following a 2D pattern axis I would like to the pattern to follow a 3d pattern axis.
Is it a simple as applying a 3d sketch on to the round surface?
I have tried a projected curve via a 2D sketch to no avail.
Please advise and thanks in advance.
this is my first post on this forum (forum is awesome BTW).
I want to create a circular pattern on a tube, but instead of the pattern following a 2D pattern axis I would like to the pattern to follow a 3d pattern axis.
Is it a simple as applying a 3d sketch on to the round surface?
I have tried a projected curve via a 2D sketch to no avail.
Please advise and thanks in advance.






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How did you create the sketch?
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I created my curve sketch on a 2D plane and projected the curve on the curved surface.
Ideally I would like to pattern the Slots a total of 10x, equally spaced following the "guide curve" around the tube.
It seems like a simple practice, but i am thinking this would be possible if the the circular pattern feature had a 'guide curve' option like creating a loft.
RE: How to pattern a feature on a cylinder/round surface via sketch guides
Thats exactly what I am trying to do with a slot as opposed to a circle.
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Also, I suspect that projected curve is not really what you want, but rather a wrapped curve (check it from different views - it is not uniform).
Can you give more information about the design intent?
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I need to create one continuous path but I would like the curve to be symmetrical. The symmetrical path is causing multiple contours versus one straight path.
I have seen others cut this in flat sheet metal form and then roll it, but I would like to create the pattern in solid form.
What is the best way to create a wrapped curve on a round surface?
The other solution is that i create multiple planes and do extruded cuts, but that make take some time.
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I was able to use a curve driven pattern after creating the slot sketch parallel to the surface and making coincident to the 3D sketch spline on the curved surface.
However, the pattern does not pattern like it would in a circular pattern mode, the pattern is not staying parallel to the tangent face and i get this result.
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