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Repeat a body in a linear pattern

Rectangular Pattern repeats bodies in a row, or in a grid with a second direction, at an even spacing. Use it for anything that comes in equal steps: posts, shelves, holes in a plate.

Tool: Rectangular Pattern4 steps · 3 pictures

  1. Pick Rectangular Pattern in the Features group of the rail.

    Pick Rectangular Pattern in the Features group of the rail.

  2. Click the body to repeat. A preview of the row appears, with buttons on the canvas for its direction (X, Y or Z), spacing and count.

  3. In the tray, set Count to 4 and Spacing to 450 mm. The preview follows every change.

    In the tray, set Count to 4 and Spacing to 450 mm. The preview follows every change.

  4. Click Rectangular Pattern at the foot of the tray. The copies become part of the model and a Pattern step joins the timeline. Zoom Extents (Shift+Z) frames the whole row.

    Click Rectangular Pattern at the foot of the tray. The copies become part of the model and a Pattern step joins the timeline. Zoom Extents (Shift+Z) frames the whole row.

Good to know

  • Drag the Spacing and Count buttons on the canvas to set them by eye, and click X, Y or Z there to change the direction.
  • Switch on Two directions to make a grid: Direction 2, Count 2 and Spacing 2 appear.
  • Distance type chooses whether the distance is the spacing between neighbours or the total length of the row.
  • Symmetric centres the row on the original instead of starting from it.

Related

FeaturesMirror a bodyMirror makes a reflected copy of bodies across a plane or a flat face. Model one half of a symmetric part and mirror it to get the other. ModelingMove (and copy) a bodyMove slides the selected bodies from one point to another, by a pointer gesture or an exact typed distance. Switch on Copy and it leaves the original where it was and places a copy instead.

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