About Assembly Pattern

Assembly Pattern allows you to generate a pattern of product instances from a (Ordered) Geometrical Set of Axis Systems or a Part Design (or Generative Shape Design or Sheet Metal Design) Pattern.

A Pattern engineering connection is created to position each created product instances and the original instance.

The customization of the pattern can be made from the deactivation or activation of Part Design Pattern items or Axis Systems.

Related Topics
Using a Geometrical Set
Reusing a Part Design Pattern

The recommended structure to create an Assembly Pattern is the following:


  • A root product: ASD_Product_Crankshaft_Conrod.
  • A 3D Shape containing the Geometrical Set of Axis Systems or the Part Design Pattern: ASD_Product_Crankshaft.
  • A 3D Shape to be instantiated: LFT_Conrod_Product.
  • An engineering connection in order to constrain the 3D Shape to be instantiated with an axis system or with the Part Design Pattern origin: UserDefined.1.

Once created, the assembly looks like this:


  • Two instances of LFT_Conrod_Product have been added with a link to the set of engineering connections.
  • An Assembly Pattern feature has been created: Assembly Pattern.1.
  • Three Pattern engineering connections have been created to define positions of each LFT_Conrod_Product instances, including the original instance.
    Important:

    The Pattern engineering connection can be edited and the Pattern constraint can be replaced by one or more other constraints.

  • Any patterned product instances including the original instance, can be replaced by another product.

This recommended assembly structure allows you to instantiate the root product in another Assembly Pattern.