Working with Patterns
Inventor includes two tools to create patterns:
- Circular Pattern tool
- Rectangular Pattern tool
The Circular Pattern tool does just what you'd expect it to; it patterns a feature or set of features around an axis. The Rectangular Pattern tool also does what you'd expect, plus more. Using the Rectangular Pattern tool, you can create a pattern along any curve. If you select two perpendicular straight lines, edges, or axes, the result will be a rectangular pattern. However, if you select an entity that is not straight, the pattern will follow the curvature of the selected entity.
Rectangular Patterns
Rectangular patterns use ...
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