How to reuse sketches for multiple features

How to reuse sketches for multiple features

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How to reuse sketches for multiple features

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Looking for some advise here from someone...

I have a folded sheetmetal facade panel which requires a random perforation pattern on the face. The pattern of the holes is completely random but there are 3 holes diameter occurring (25mm, 38mm & 75mm). What i have done is created a sketch on the face with a grid of construction lines at 50mm centres and was attempting to plot points for my hole perforations but it's started getting messy with so many points and the 3 different hole sizes required.

 

Is there any way i can:

1. create a sketch consisting of the grid of construction lines (as per attached part file)

2. create a second new sketch plotting points on the grid (of my previous sketch) for my first perforation hole size

3. create a hole feature for my first hole size (say 25mm)

4. repeat points 2 & 3 for hole sizes 38mm and again for 75mm

 

or... is there an even easier or better way to achieve what i am trying to achieve??!

Trust this makes sense... Be very glad of any suggestions, thanks!!

Bradley.

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TheCADWhisperer
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Something like this (see attached).

 

Holey Sheet.png

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Anonymous
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Yes perfect!! Could you please explain this a bit further?

I see that rather than create a grid of construction lines you have created a grid of points but what have you done for each sketch '25mm holes', '38mm holes' & '75mm holes'? Have you projected geometry off the 'Grid Master' sketch?

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TheCADWhisperer
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@Anonymous wrote:

... Have you projected geometry off the 'Grid Master' sketch?


Yes.

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