Adding more holes as face length increases / remove holes as length of face decreases.

[talha_ozdemir]

Hello there. I wonder if I can add a rule in iLogic where it will add automatic holes per given length, also same way where it will remove. For example I have a profıle which is 2 meters and it has 6 holes there. I want it to add 3 more holes when I increase the lenght of profile 1 more meter.

[basautomationservices]

Hi there,

This is possible. Do you have an example part perhaps?

Maybe this could just be solved with a pattern and the pattern count that depends on the length?

[talha_ozdemir]

Hi,

Here is the example as ipt. I am not sure how to solve with pattern count honestly.

[basautomationservices]

I think this is solved best using a pattern because the holes have equal spacing.

You can do this by creating a unitless parameter called count, and a distance parameter called spacing. Set the amount of holes to count, count being round(length / spacing). 

If you require a minimum start/end offset, calculate the effective length (-2*offset), and use that before dividing by spacing. You can also use a fitted pattern to specifiy the total distance and the amount of holes instead of the spacing

[petr.meduna · Accepted solution]

Hi, yes you can. You can use simple iLogic rule for counting holes or you can write an equation directly in the textbox of pattern window. I attached your file below for demo.

[talha_ozdemir]

Hey,

Thank you very much I opened it and it worked. Also understood how it works. Much appreciated.

[yan.gauthier · Accepted solution]

Hi,

This sort of feature is best done with pattern and parameter equation.

this example fixes the center-center distance. You could change it to fix the quantity or the side distance

[talha_ozdemir]

Wow. It looks a bit complicated but I will give it a try, thanks !