Circular pattern

Eight copies round a circle: the distance from the axis is set by the part itself.
Eight copies round a circle: the distance from the axis is set by the part itself.

How to do it

  1. Select a body and press Circular pattern — or press the button and click the body.
  2. In the bar above: Copies — how many round the circle; Axis — Z (world) by default. Click its button and pick a datum axis, a straight edge, a cylindrical face (its axis is taken) or two points in turn. The Z button brings the world axis back.
  3. Full circle (360°) spreads the copies evenly round the whole circle. Untick it — the Angle of a sector appears at the geometry: say, four holes on a quarter of a flange.
  4. Enter applies, Esc cancels.

An axis taken from the part follows it: the pattern stays coaxial after any edit.

If it did not work

  • The axis is not taken — what you clicked is not a straight edge, a cylinder or a datum axis. Take the axis by two points.
  • The copies went to the wrong place — the wrong axis is chosen: look at what the bar says at Axis, and pick again.
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