From the
Assembly section of the
action bar, click Assembly Pattern and select the component to instantiate.
Select a direction to define the pattern.
A linear pattern with two instances is pre-defined: the
number-of-instances spinner and a flag that indicates the original
component as well as a context toolbar are displayed.
Important:
You can change the linear pattern direction by clicking the
arrow.
According to the selected geometry several types of patterns
may be suggested in the context toolbar.
By default,
Rectangular pattern definition
mode is selected.
On the right side of the
3D area,
the
Assembly Pattern panel displays pattern options.
Click the
Unpin arrow if needed to display the options.
Select a plane or a non-parallel line with the first selected.
A rectangular pattern is pre-defined: the number of instances for each
direction and the previous flags are still displayed.
You can change the rectangular
pattern directions by clicking the arrows.
Click anywhere in the
3D area
to validate. The cursor looks like this
.
The Choose a 3D
Shape dialog box appears.
In the Choose a 3D
Shape dialog box:
The Product box displays the name of the active product.
3DShapes either lists the
available 3D shapes instanced under the active product or lists the available 3D shapes
instanced under a selected product. In both cases, these 3D shapes can be modified.
The Create
new command allows you to create a 3D shape.
Important:
When you create a new 3D shape in Assembly
commands context, its Nature is set as Specification whatever your choice in the dialog box, and you
cannot change the nature of this 3D shape after it has been created with this
command.See Nature of a New 3D Shape Created in Assembly Commands Context.
The Automatically
create new 3D Shape when none exists option allows you to create a 3D
shape either under the active or selected product automatically. In this case, the
Choose a 3D Shape dialog box does not appear.
Click Create
new in the Choose a
3DShape dialog box.
The New Content tab appears.
From the
standard area
of the
action bar,
click
Update.
and select the component to instantiate.
is selected. 
arrow if needed to display the options.
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