Creating a User Pattern

You can create a user pattern by selecting a sketch to define the location of the instances.

You can optionally define an anchor point, which is then used to position the features to pattern at each location in the sketch.

Before you begin: To perform this task, create a sketch to define the location of the instances.
Related Topics
More About Patterns
Creating a Rectangular Pattern
Creating a Circular Pattern
Using the Display Only Parents Option to Retrieve a Creation Context

  1. Click Pattern .

    The Pattern dialog box appears.

  2. Click User Pattern to access the parameters specific to this type of pattern.



  3. Select Rod as the feature to pattern and PatternSketch from PartBody as the Positions sketch.



  4. Click the orange dot located at the center of the key instance (Rod) to remove it from the pattern and click Preview.



  5. Turn the toggle for Keep Specification option on and click OK.