Improvements to sketch driven pattern

[Ben-Cornelius]

so when sketch driven pattern was add i was excited because it was long awaited and i knew the functionality would dramatically improve productivity. i was more excited by the fact that it had a face reference. So I was hoping to do with this feature was automate the process of constraining cross ties along a track but unfortunately this did not work

so what i believe is missing is a path or direction reference. As in the pattern feature it has direction but it does not have a face or tangent to curve option. Solidworks does within pattern where path and tangent to curve are both selectable to  achieve this. Now obviously I do not want to use a regular pattern in this case as the spacing is not the same.

[DRoam]

Another great idea.

This would also help with this idea: "sketch driven pattern " idea by @eason_chou.

Sketch-driven patterns are intended for "patterns" of features whose occurrences are at irregular locations, as determined by surrounding geometry--more easily defined by placing points and using constraints. However, those features may still be along a path and need their orientation controlled relative to that path.

Just like in the other Idea (re-posting their picture for another example):

[andrewdroth]

I ran into this limitation today. I really wish there were a way to orientate with sketch driven patterns.

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-forum/3d-sketch-driven-pattern-with-reference-face-rotationa...

[Xun.Zhang]

Hi Andrew,

Have you tired iCopy for your case? It should be what you desired. 

http://help.autodesk.com/view/INVNTOR/2017/ENU/?guid=GUID-4882DCBA-5302-4397-98CC-791BA9F1B9E2

Thanks!

[andrewdroth]

Xun.Zhang,

No, we are talking about patterns in the part environment.