Sketch help please

Sketch help please

davekott
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Sketch help please

davekott
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I am drawing a tool holder that has 22 thermomiter shaped slots ( slot with bulb on one end) the patern will be two rows of 11.

The slot width, end radius, and center to center distance of arcs are all constant.

The bulb ends are all differant radius.

 

I can't seem to figure out a way to pattern this, if i pattern one size then break the pattern so i can resize the bulb end i have all the geometry but lose all the constraints and dimentions, is there a way to automaticly add constraints?

I want a fully definded sketch that i can export to my plasma table.

 

Thanks

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triggerguard1
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You'll likely need to break up your pattern to exclude the "bulb" end that is the one that is changing.

In other words, you select two lines and the consant arc, patterning those in whatever fashion you choose.

After that, you'll need to make individual arcs that are custom to each set of parallel lines.

Fortunately, to do what I've described over the course of 11 to 22 times, is quicker than typing out the reply.

When you're copying objects into a pattern, whether they be circular, rectangular or mirrored, the subsequent objects are dependent on the state of the original and therefore change their attributes to match the parent object, feature or line. 

If yours has to have an ever-changing feature, I don't believe that it would be condusive to using the patterned or copy feature to its fullest extent.

Perhaps someone else can tell me I'm full of it and we'll both learn something.

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davekott
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Thanks just patterning the two points and one arc helps.

 

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TrippyLighting
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If the pevious answer solved the problem, please hand out a Kudos and "accept the answer as the solution".

This will help us foocus on other users needing help 😉


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