topic Rectangular Pattern In More Than One Axis in Fusion Design, Validate & Document Forum

Rectangular Pattern In More Than One Axis

ocaajake — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 08:37:43 GMT

I'm working on recreating this display stand for game cartridges, but I'd like to automate the number of columns and rows:

I drafted a basic version of the stand, with plans to tweak the dimensions later. However, I got stumped at trying to rectangle pattern the rows. It's my first time working with this operation and was I hopeful since there is a section for 'Axis 2', but whatever I try, I can only select one axis.

It patterns everything upwards as desired, but without being able to offset the rows in the Y axis (backwards), it doesn't match the model I am trying to recreate.

From here, I think I could just use Move/Copy operations to shift the top rows backwards by the required offset and then extrude to fill the missing section, but I was really hoping to automate everything and I believe this would require manually Move/Copying every time I wanted to change the number of rows.

I have attached the project file - I would be so grateful please for any insight/advice. It's just a bit frustrating because I know I could achieve this if it wasn't for the slight angle..

Re: Rectangular Pattern In More Than One Axis

davebYYPCU — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 09:14:34 GMT

Sketch a line at the leaning over angle, you are needing (15 degrees back)

When selecting the axis, click on X and the tilted line for the second direction.

Might help….

Re: Rectangular Pattern In More Than One Axis

TrippyLighting — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 12:49:23 GMT

Attached is a model that describes what @davebYYPCU is suggesting.

I created a sketch called pattern axis and projected an edge from the shelf into that sketch.

Then in the pattern I referenced that sketch line as the axis for patterning.

Re: Rectangular Pattern In More Than One Axis

ocaajake — Sun, 02 Nov 2025 08:07:41 GMT

Thanks so much guys