I've had multiple instances where I need to pattern out some features on a multi-body part, but need to do them as a collection of patterns because the features effect different solids. What I would like to see would be a 'pattern/mirror multi-body features' button that takes a collection of operations performed on various solids and then patterns/mirrors those features to the appropriate solids as the original operations worked on. The 'pattern/mirror solids' is sometimes a way to get around this, but for quite a few models, what you're working on isn't symmetric enough for that option to work.
This is how it works now. Manageable, but cumbersome because it requires a whole pile of redundant operations.
In this example, I've patterning out a manway nozzle and it requires cutting the shell, refractories, and liners, and then adding in new shell and new linings.
I can perform the cuts on the same feature, but I have to put each of the 'addition' features onto their own operation because if I don't the component pattern/mirror tools just put them all as ONE solid.
Here's another more egregious example where I'm needing to use 9 operations because it's dealing with around 4x different solids, but I then need to have 5x more operations just to 'pattern it 90deg'. The introduction of the tool I'm proposing would do this in one operation.
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