Best approach for creating polygons with variable number of sides

alex_bryant170

It seems it's not possible to declare an integer variable and use this in the value for side count for an inscribed polygon on a sketch, but it is possible to use a variable value for feature patterns.

Given this is the case, what would the most efficient approach be for creating a polygon of any number of sides with a variable? Essentially my aim is to have a number variable that (for example) could be changed from 3 to 4 to change a basic 1cm depth equilateral triangle into a square.

I can see this being possible by constructing shapes with >3 sides from triangles with a feature pattern and calculating the internal angles using this variable but it would be quite slow to apply this multiple times in a sketch and could get quite messy to maintain. 

emagdalenaC2i

Here it is...

You can use 360º/NumberSides as input

Cris_Bowers

You have a few options with the variables. One option is what @emagdalenaC2i shows.

If you want a more robust part you can use configuration variables to control the number of sides, depth of the extrusion, and size of the part. That would look like this

emagdalenaC2i

Here it is...

You can use 360º/NumberSides as input

Cris_Bowers

You have a few options with the variables. One option is what @emagdalenaC2i shows.

If you want a more robust part you can use configuration variables to control the number of sides, depth of the extrusion, and size of the part. That would look like this

alex_bryant170

Both great answers, thank you both. 

Auke_Smit_SIL

instead of circular pattern you can also let the sketch drive a side of the polygon directly. not sure what the impact is for the rebuild time.