create patterm
I'm now using V5.0 and no longer able to create a pattern around a circle. I'm trying to draw a gear (which I have done many times before) by drawing a circle, adding one tooth, and then copy the teeth around the gear using the "create pattern".
In the 3d mode, I highlight the gear tooth, select "Move", move the axis to the center of the gear, select "create pattern" and rotate the tooth. When I move the tooth it shows the angle value until I let up on the movement. Then the angle value goes away with out an opportunity to set the value. It also does not show the "count" and number of copies.
I have done this a number of times on V4. Has the routine changed or what am I doing wrong?
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I just eliminated the sketch constraints (with restart) to see if that was causing the problem but I still can't get it to work
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Make sure that you select all of the faces of the 'gear tooth'. Start to drag until you have at least 3 copies showing.
Nothing has changed between V4 and V5
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Kenneth,
it's subtle but there are changes.
Firstly in V5 Consraint Sketcher, 2D patterns have to be created manually, so each new position has to be ctrl entered - so it takes a few seconds more. In 3D, it works similar to V4 but with a subtle improvement - it seems to function better - sorry but i now can't remember how it worked then but now it's strangely slicker...
Hmm, i tried a single solid gear tooth of 10 degs spacing - if entering 10.0001 degs - all good making another solid tooth - but, entering 10 deg exactly i.e, no material between the tooth spacing remaining and it failed to make another solid tooth !
So make the tooth a separate body, then pattern at 10 degs ( all fine) , then combine the Body + Pattern (after any necessary efficient pattern alterations) I did it in the Structure Browser, just clicking the pattern item once - all worked fine.
There is an option not to work with the Constraint Sketcher, instead using 2D exactly as it was in V4including the making of patterns - this is invoked in options>advanced and uncheck the Constraint Sketcher.
Hope all is clear - sorry for rambling a little.
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