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Inventor Variable Pattern

tmgfigueiredo — Mon, 28 Nov 2022 13:29:29 GMT

Any way to do this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oisuBea5LI8

Re: Inventor Variable Pattern

leblanc2024 — Mon, 28 Nov 2022 13:46:23 GMT

Hello @tmgfigueiredo,

Try use the Sketch Driven Pattern...

This way you can place the holes in the locations base on requirements.
Use this link for more information.

https://help.autodesk.com/view/INVNTOR/2022/ENU/?guid=GUID-9B3D1B72-340A-4F3E-9AD1-80E6DDD91ED2

Re: Inventor Variable Pattern

tmgfigueiredo — Mon, 28 Nov 2022 13:47:50 GMT

Are we able to replicate some workflow in inventor?

Re: Inventor Variable Pattern

blandb — Mon, 28 Nov 2022 13:54:25 GMT

As @leblanc2024 mentioned, to do this will be sketch driven pattern. The difference is you use a sketch and define the points you want vs. doing it via a dialog box and all being pulled from 1 edge.

Re: Inventor Variable Pattern

cadman777 — Mon, 28 Nov 2022 14:01:47 GMT

To add to the SketchDrivenPattern comments:

You can make a spreadsheet and use a formula in it that creates the coordinates for the pattern you want.

Then import the spreadheeet data into an Inventor Sketch.

Then run the SketchDrivenPattern command.

Re: Inventor Variable Pattern

tmgfigueiredo — Mon, 28 Nov 2022 14:31:46 GMT

Can you show me an example of this?

Re: Inventor Variable Pattern

CCarreiras — Mon, 28 Nov 2022 14:51:16 GMT

Hi!

Hre's an example:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rrlyJUOGC8

Create the first feature.
Create a new or edit the sketch and place the points and specify dimensions
Apply driven pattern selecting the feature and the points to replicate it (select the "points sketch")

Re: Inventor Variable Pattern

cadman777 — Mon, 28 Nov 2022 17:34:25 GMT

You first have to know how to use Excel to make a spreadsheet.

You also have to know what you want to accomplish and be able to make an equation for it.

Then you have to open an Inventor part, and start a Sketch on some OriginPlane.

Then do what you find in this video (about first 2 minutes).

Then do what everyone else in here has been saying (use SketchDrivenPattern).

Note: When you do it using Excel, you need to know your offsets from the part origin.

Like in the SW video you posted, you want to know where the sketch origin is on the part.

Then you need to know the offset from the end and back of the angle part.

Let's say the first hole is 1" off the end and 3/4" off the back of the angle.

And let's say the edge of the angle end is your x-axis.

In that case, you make your first point coordinates as (.75, 1.0).

In Excel that would be .75 in the first column and 1.0 in the next column.

You may also need to re-establish the Sketch origin and orientation to place it on the part's origin point.