repeating circles at set distances - Kind of like tabs when cutting with cnc

[MICHAEL2WDNR]

Hi, 

Hoping some of you knowledgeable folk can help out.

I have drawn a shape in fusion 360 and now i wish to draw 2.5mm circles, 10m away from the edges of this shape all alone, the distance between the circles roughly 40mm or so, but thats not that critical,  if i can define X amount of circles instead of distance between them thats fine. If this makes sense? currently i am manually adding them all individually

see attahced screen shot and quick video of what i am doing

[hamid.sh.]

Something like this?

Make a path (e.g. by offset) and use if for Pattern on the Path of the feature that you're making with the first circle.

[MICHAEL2WDNR]

any chance you could possibly upload a screenvideo of how you did it? if not dont worry as you have answered what i need i just need to google and learn how to do it, im new to all this. 

thank you 😄

[hamid.sh.]

Sure, here is a screencast. I don't have "Auto project geometry on active sketch plane" on in my preferences, so first I used Project. If you have that option on (which is the case by default) you might not need the initial projection. Also, to tell Fusion which offset lines should be part of the path I made others as Construction line.

[MICHAEL2WDNR]

Thank you for your help, i have followed your screen cast but after i extrude the first hole, the line in which the pattern will follow disappears? so i have nothibng to select

see the attatched 

[hamid.sh.]

By default when you use a sketch for a feature (e.g. Extrude in your case) it automatically becomes hidden. Mine didn't because I have changed my preferences. You can turn it visible again from its eye icon in the Browser (left of your screen). 

[g-andresen]

Hi,

change your settings

günther

[MICHAEL2WDNR]

Thank yu very much, i found a work around by creating a seperate sketch but its not the best way, thank you 🙂