Creating tiles with sketch defined by borders

[vkulikajevas]

I need to tile a surface, that has a complex geometry and area is very big. Squares (tiles) should appear in a drawing only on the face of modeled body. I don't make solids and pattern them, because it has a huge demand on performance and model becomes very slow. Is there a way to define the sketch pattern (in this case I made a block) by another sketch borders? 

Note: in the picture Fig A has a texture put on, I need same result in Fig B by sketch elements. I don't use textures for my drawings because, I need lines to appear crisp and visible on a white surface of the drawing.

 

[JDMather]

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@vkulikajevas wrote:

... I don't make solids and pattern them, because it has a huge demand on performance and model becomes very slow. . 

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Can you use Split Face rather than pattern solid?

Can you do it the hard way, huge demand and poor performance - and attach that file(s) here?

Otherwise, I would use AutoCAD for 2D.

[vkulikajevas]

Split Face is bad, because I have to select each and every square. Split command can create only one closed surface at a time. So this command is not an option. This file I created is only for reference and has no issue in multibody creation. I have much bigger one, that has that problem.

The question still stands, if it is possible to create sketch bounded by another sketch on a surface of a plane or a body face?

(P.S. it is Autodesk Inventor question. Autocad is different. I have no problem in making tiles on Autocad myself :))

[Anonymous]

See if this work for you.

[JDMather]

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@vkulikajevas wrote:

Split Face is bad, because I have to select each and every square. 

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Not the way I do it. I can do many many at one time.

That is why I suggested you attach your file here (done the hard way) so that an easier technique can be demonstrated.

Otherwise, I would do it in AutoCAD.

[Anonymous]

Actually doing it in one part is not slow either.

[vkulikajevas]

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@Anonymous wrote:

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Not the way I do it. I can do many many at one time.

That is why I suggested you attach your file here (done the hard way) so that an easier technique can be demonstrated.

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Please show me :). Attaching the file.

[johnsonshiue · Accepted solution]

Hi! Is this what you are looking for? See attached part.

Many thanks!

[vkulikajevas]

Many thanks! Exactly for that I was looking for!