Modifying the Pattern Specification Referenced in an Assembly Pattern

You can modify the pattern specification inside an assembly pattern (new user experience).

Editing a pattern specification consists of deactivating pattern instances in a pattern specification.

The changes to the pattern specification are reflected in the assembly pattern.

This procedure involves navigating between Assembly Design and a pattern specification related app: Part Design, Generative Shape Design, Sheet Metal Design.

The Assembly Pattern will reflect the modification in the pattern specification.

Before you begin:
  • Open an assembly containing an Assembly Pattern built from aPart Design pattern specification.
  • Set the Assembly pattern repair during update option to Manual.

    See Assembly Pattern Repair during Update.



  1. Double-click the assembly pattern feature in the tree.

    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.

    Flag for the assembly pattern appears in the 3D area.

  2. Click pattern instances to deactivate/activate pattern instances in the 3D area.



  3. Click anywhere in the 3D area to validate. The cursor looks like this .
  4. Click Update .
    The Update Report dialog box appears.
    Important:

    When the Assembly pattern repair during update option is set to Automatic, the Update Report dialog box does not appear and the task will end here.

  5. Click Edit definition of the selected object .
    The Update Report dialog box disappears, and the Assembly Pattern context toolbar appears.
  6. Click Repair .
  7. Click OK in the Assembly Pattern dialog box.
  8. Click Update .

    The assembly pattern is updated.

    Unnecessary pattern instances have been removed from the tree.