Hey,
Inventor 2025.2, I am experimenting with patterns.
I am trying to pattern a feature (a small hook) along a path that is consisting of a straight line, an arc, and then another straight line. I tried multiple things:
-pattern straight, and then pattern the straight pattern into a circular (is offset then into air),
-pattern along multiple patterned points along the part edge (feature patterns in count & position correctly then, but stays orientated towards only one face, so orientation does not change; I can select multiple faces with the face selection, but it makes no difference),
-pattern along curve length (most promising, but I can only select one of the three line segments, so it does not take the complete path into account),
-pattern initially along straight, then for the curve segment via a circular pattern (but then I pattern the complete straight pattern instead of the last occurence because the feature select button of the circular pattern does not allow to select occurences from the model/feature tree)
-create a 3d curve for the pattern along curve length that would generate a single continuous line, but no joy
Only workaround I would see would be to create a singular hook along the start of each line segment and then pattern this, but that is cumbersome in larger quantities. How can I pattern the hook in the attached file so that it stays always attached to the inner surface?
