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This
command allows you to define the Circular Pattern.
Select the Tools > Patterns > Circular
Pattern... command from the drop-down menu.
Select the type of pattern.
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Circle type:
Select the revolution axis. Select Total angle
or Spacing angle. Enter the value
of the angle. Enter the total number
of entities. Select the Numbering
type. |
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Crown
type:
Select the revolution axis. Select Total angle
or Spacing angle. Enter the value
of the angle. Enter the total number
of entities. Select the Numbering
type. Select Total distance
or Spacing distance on the
crown. Enter the value
of the distance. Enter the total number
of entities. Select the Numbering
type.
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Cylinder
type:
Select the revolution axis. Select Total angle
or Spacing angle. Enter the value
of the angle. Enter the total number
of entities. Select the Numbering
type. Select Total distance
or Spacing distance on the
height of the cylinder. Enter the value
of the distance. Enter the total number
of entities. Select the Numbering
type.
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Sequential numbering: the entities
are numbered incrementally from the first to the last,
which can be problematic if, for example, a part is
positioned on the last hole (e.g. no. 4). If the number
of holes increases, the part remains in its place
(on the 4th hole), but if the number of holes decreases,
its position shall be invalidated because there no
longer is a 4th hole. Alternated numbering: the first
instance is numbered as1, the last one is numbered
as 2 and the other ones are alternated (the 2nd=3,
the next to last=4, the 3rd=5 and so on...). In this
case, if, for example a part is positioned on the
last hole (numbered 2), regardless of the change in
the number of holes, the part will remain on the last
hole. Sequential with stable
extremities numbering: works like the sequential
mode but with stable extremities. The first entity
is numbered 1, the last 2 and the others are sequential
(the 2nd = 3, the 3rd = 4, the 4th = 5 etc...). |
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The value 1
can be entered. In this case, repetition has no effect.
This case can be useful in the case of families with,
for example, one or several holes based on the diameter. In the 3D repetitions
(crown and cylinder):
- If the first total number is worth 1,
repetition has no effect.
- If the second total number is 1, the
pattern is equivalent to the simple version (circle). |
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