Rectangular Pattern In More Than One Axis

Rectangular Pattern In More Than One Axis

ocaajake
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Rectangular Pattern In More Than One Axis

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

 

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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.

 

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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.

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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..

  

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davebYYPCU
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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….

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TrippyLighting
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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.


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ocaajake
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Thanks so much guys 

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