Creating Linear Component Patterns

You can create a linear pattern of a component.

  1. From the Assembly section of the action bar, click Linear Component Pattern .
  2. In the Linear Component Pattern dialog box, select the component from the work area to pattern.
  3. Under Direction 1, click Select first direction.
  4. From the work area, select plane, a face, or any linear entity such as an edge or axis to specify the first direction to pattern the selected component.
  5. Specify a value in Spacing to define the space between the instances of patterns.

    Alternatively, you can drag the handle in the work area.

  6. Click to flip the direction.
  7. Specify Number of instances for the selected component.
  8. Under Direction 2, click Select second direction.
  9. From the work area, select plane, a face, or any linear entity such as an edge or an axis to pattern the selected feature in the second direction.
  10. Specify a value in Spacing to define the space between the instances of patterns.

    Alternatively, you can drag the handle in the work area.

  11. Click to flip the direction.
  12. Specify Number of instances that you want to create for the selected component in the Direction 2.
  13. Click .