topic Re: Bug (?) when making circular pattern with component in Fusion Design, Validate & Document Forum

Bug (?) when making circular pattern with component

TrippyLighting — Mon, 27 Jul 2015 00:03:01 GMT

I create a circuar pattern of three Socket Head Cap Screws (SHAC) and hte pattern is created fine but I can move te patterned screws out of place by dragging them with the mouse.

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Re: Bug (?) when making circular pattern with component

jeff_strater — Mon, 27 Jul 2015 01:40:46 GMT

I'm pretty sure that component pattern has never forced the instances to stay in place (that is, cannot be dragged). What component pattern does is to create the instances and place them, but not constrain them. Then, like any other component, they can be further positioned. When that happens, the "snapshot" UI appears in the toolbar, indicating that components have been moved. If you add a Snapshot, then that new position will be captured. But, if you do a Compute All, or Revert, the instances will go back to their original positions.

To make them stay, you would want an As-Built Joint just after the component pattern. This will let you choose the type of joint that is created (revolute, fixed, etc).

Hope that is reasonably clear.

Jeff Strater (Fusion development)

Re: Bug (?) when making circular pattern with component

Anonymous — Mon, 27 Jul 2015 02:29:31 GMT

Very cool, did not know about patterning components...thanks guys!

Jesse

Re: Bug (?) when making circular pattern with component

TrippyLighting — Mon, 27 Jul 2015 02:33:58 GMT

Thanks for quick feedback. I have to tinker around with this as it works different than I expected.

Re: Bug (?) when making circular pattern with component

TrippyLighting — Mon, 27 Jul 2015 12:26:13 GMT

I've found a working solution in selecting all patterned components and applying a rigid group joint. If I then change the BCD (Bolt Circle Diameter) the patterned components follow nicely along.

However, I have an idea that I'll post in the idea to make that workflow a little more efficient for assembly purposes and will post it later in the idea board.