Reusing a Pattern Specification in Another Location

You can reuse a pattern specification from a different location than the location it was specified to create an assembly pattern (new user experience).

Reusing an existing pattern specification indicates that all instances of the Assembly Pattern are created and aggregated under a new product node underneath the active product.

To do this, all instances of the Assembly Pattern are created and aggregated under a new product node, and this new product is created under the active product.

You can easily constrain the new product by selecting any geometrical element instances as all instances are seen as a single component.

Before you begin: Open an assembly containing a pattern specification in one of its components.
  1. From the Assembly section of the action bar, click Assembly Pattern and select the component to instantiate.
  2. Select the pattern specification from the tree.
  3. Clear the Reuse selected instance option in the Assembly Pattern panel.
  4. Select the All instances in a component option in the Assembly Pattern panel.
  5. Click anywhere in the 3D area to validate. The cursor looks like this .
    The assembly pattern is created.
    • Pattern instances created from the selected instance, appear under a new product in the tree.
    • The Assembly Pattern feature appears in the tree.
    • Assembly Pattern engineering connections are created.
  6. From the standard area of the action bar, click Update .