Move rectangular pattern

[mns3fa]

I'm trying to move a rectangular pattern as a whole in a certain direction. I tried to click on move bodies, but it won't let me just select a particular rectangular pattern.  Any idea how to do this?  Thanks!

[JDMather]

Attach your *.ipt file here.

[mns3fa]

Here's the file

[JDMather]

Why did you start a new thread? 

Is something like this what you are after?

[mns3fa]

Yes it is!  How do I go about doing that?

[mns3fa]

More specifically, in your file, how did you start sketch 2 where you started it?

[mcgyvr]

He just make 2 sketches..then performed sweeps/rectangular patterns..

Each sketch contains the path for one direction and the profile for the other.. Both sketches are shared so they can be used (consumed) over and over again

[mns3fa]

Okay, I made my 2 sketches, but now I'm trying to sweep, and I can't draw a circle for the profile like I was able to before, because now the center of the circle is not on the origin

[JDMather]

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@mns3fa wrote:

Yes it is!  How do I go about doing that?

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Perhaps the most important part of learning Inventor is how to read the sketch/feature history tree.

Drag the red End of Part marker up the history tree to just below the Sketch2.

Right click on Sketch1 and turn on Visibility of the sketch, repeat for Sketch2.

Right click on the XY plane and turn on Visibility, repeat for the YZ plane.

Drag the red EOP down one step.

Drag the EOP down to the next step.

Right click on the Pattern feature - notice that I set to do a midplane pattern....

Use symmetry to reduce work.  Use symmetry about the origin planes.
Use symmetry.

You might read this document http://home.pct.edu/~jmather/SkillsUSA%20University.pdf

Did I mention - get lazy - use symmetry.

[JDMather]

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@mns3fa wrote:

Okay, I made my 2 sketches, but now I'm trying to sweep, and I can't draw a circle for the profile like I was able to before, because now the center of the circle is not on the origin

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Once again, attach your file here.  If a picture is worth a thousand words, the actual geometry might be worth 10,000 pictures.

[mns3fa]

Okay I got that part...now I'm trying to sweep an enclosed rectangle all of the way around the top of the basket, but it won't let me sweep. Any thoughts? I attached my file

[JDMather · Accepted solution]

Sketch8 is not fully constrained and why multiple lines for one line?

You circle profile is not connected to your path.

Edit Sketch 9 and Project Geometry select the line close to the circle in this image.'

Add a coincident constraint between the circle center and the point projected from the path.

[mns3fa]

I redrew it and fully constrained it and this is what I got

[mns3fa]

Sorry I didn't see your circle comments!  I got it! Thank you so much for your help!

[JDMather]

I added more information above.

Your Sketch11 is not connected to 10.

[JDMather]

I recommend you go through these

http://home.pct.edu/~jmather/SkillsUSA%20University.pdf
http://inventortrenches.blogspot.com/p/inventor-tutorials.html
http://wikihelp.autodesk.com/enu?adskContextId=HELP_TUTORIALS&language=ENU&release=2014&product=Inve...