Creating a Manufacturing Pattern

You can create a manufacturing pattern by selecting manufacturing fasteners.

Before you begin:
  • Create several manufacturing fasteners.
  • To select several manufacturing fasteners in one go, choose one of the selection modes in the App Options panel.
See Also
Editing a Manufacturing Pattern
Manufacturing Pattern Dialog Box
  1. From the Drilling Riveting section of the action bar, click Manufacturing Pattern .
    The Manufacturing Pattern dialog box appears.
  2. In the dialog box, click Add manufacturing fastener to the pattern .
  3. From the context toolbar that appears, click Select Manufacturing Fastener .
  4. Select a manufacturing fastener in the work area or Manufacturing View.
    The manufacturing fastener is added to the manufacturing pattern and is highlighted in the work area. The name, index and status of the manufacturing fastener are displayed. To display other manufacturing fastener parameters, select one of the parameters that appear in the list when right-clicking the background of the Manufacturing View and selecting Show Column.
  5. Continue in the same way to add more manufacturing fasteners to the manufacturing pattern.
  6. To finish, click OK.
    The manufacturing pattern is created and appears in the Manufacturing View.

Tips:
  • Alternatively, you can create a manufacturing pattern by selecting the Create pattern check box of the Create Manufacturing Fasteners dialog box. The dialog box appears when creating manufacturing fasteners using Manufacturing Fasteners From Position or Manufacturing Fasteners From Fastener .
  • To edit a manufacturing pattern, double-click it in the Manufacturing View.