Configurations

brian_pinder662

https://cad.onshape.com/documents/20b7ed88dc59162296b5eb8b/w/a27f60c38cdafae14413fc59/e/aef92d9dadf7f2cfa23c1440
If possible could someone please give a little advice. I am trying to get to grips with configurations and I am using the face plate shown on the above URL. As can be seen I have 8 flanges including holes, My problem is I also want to produce a face plate with 12 flanges. I have managed to configure all the required details for a 12 flange plate which work fine. However only 8 flanges appear when I choose the 12 flange configuration.Where am I going wrong? Any help would be appreciated.
best regards Brian.

NeilCooke

With the new auto-complete, you don’t need to type in # first. You can just start typing the name. 

Cris_Bowers

Here's what I did to get it to work. I lost the holes in my process, but I think you have that part figured out.
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/934f393e6aad1ad505d205ed/w/b7fa124dcceea8fd38f62532/e/8881140c94f2863f5156fa1d
It appears you can't configure the quantity of the sketch circular pattern and it wouldn't allow me to plug in the variable so I had to make a separate feature for the cutout.

brian_pinder662

Sorry for delay Cris, but how do I insert this variable into the feature list ?, been looking a while now but cant see how it is done. Need to look into variables next. Thank you , Brian.

Cris_Bowers

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brian_pinder662

https://cad.onshape.com/documents/20b7ed88dc59162296b5eb8b/w/a27f60c38cdafae14413fc59/e/aef92d9dadf7f2cfa23c1440
Cris not had a lot of time but been trying to copy your example but cant seem to make it work. Could you have look at the above URL to see where I may be going wrong. thankyou    Brian.

Cris_Bowers

@brian_pinder662 You need to edit the instance count for each circular pattern with the variable name.

brian_pinder662

Thanks Cris, but where do I find the hash key, don't appear to have one on my keyboard.

Cris_Bowers

Shift+3 is where it is generally found. If it isn't there I'm not sure what to tell you.

NeilCooke

With the new auto-complete, you don’t need to type in # first. You can just start typing the name. 

brian_pinder662

Finally got there, thank you very much, It was the auto complete that worked as shift 3 gives me £ signe. However thanks to your patience I am now a step further up the ladder. Still a way to go but progressing slowly. All the best Brian.