[Updated] Point pattern custom feature

TimRice

Some time ago @cody_armstrong put together a great Point pattern custom feature. With the passing of a couple of years and nearly 1000 FeatureScript updates, today I published V2.0. Add to your toolbar:
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/9fca78cb66a0bc83e359eb3e/v/401953fe6e5330bb77bf28ef/e/7052b96c07018ad97bbadbf9

romeograham

@TimRice
Thanks for the update.

It seems that the orientation of the patterned parts is not affected by the locating points or MCs (the patterned bodies maintain their orientation). I'd like to be able to drive the orientation of the resulting patterned bodies with the orientation of the target Mate Connectors. 

Do you think that would be possible?

TimRice

@romeograham

Yes that should be doable. I will keep in mind for V2.1!

EvanReese

romeograham said:

@TimRice
Thanks for the update.

It seems that the orientation of the patterned parts is not affected by the locating points or MCs (the patterned bodies maintain their orientation). I'd like to be able to drive the orientation of the resulting patterned bodies with the orientation of the target Mate Connectors. 

Do you think that would be possible?

@konstantin_shiriazdanov made a feature called Transform Pattern that can drive the orientation that way and I use it a lot.

romeograham

Thanks @Evan_Reese - I (of course) have that FS but didn't realize that capability. Glad to be reminded!

EvanReese

romeograham said:

Thanks @Evan_Reese - I (of course) have that FS but didn't realize that capability. Glad to be reminded!

Haha, I’ve done that a lot too. Sitting on the feature I needed while wishing it existed. If only there were some way to tag and organize all of the custom features in my toolbar.

MBartlett21

Evan_Reese said:

romeograham said:

Thanks @Evan_Reese - I (of course) have that FS but didn't realize that capability. Glad to be reminded!

Haha, I’ve done that a lot too. Sitting on the feature I needed while wishing it existed. If only there were some way to tag and organize all of the custom features in my toolbar.

@Evan_Reese
You can! You just have to make sure that the custom feature toolbar isn't in a dropdown when you are wanting to move a FeatureScript out of it (I generally have to zoom out to ~66% to get it out of a dropdown)

mahir

@TimRice, what exactly got updated? The UI looks a little different, but I think all the same elements are there. Is it the Merge All option that was added?

TimRice

@mahir
Most of the actual code was replaced with the more recent common code that drives our other pattern features. Face and Feature pattern types are also supported now.

mahir

Cool thanks

EvanReese

MBartlett21 said:

Evan_Reese said:

romeograham said:

Thanks @Evan_Reese - I (of course) have that FS but didn't realize that capability. Glad to be reminded!

Haha, I’ve done that a lot too. Sitting on the feature I needed while wishing it existed. If only there were some way to tag and organize all of the custom features in my toolbar.

@Evan_Reese
You can! You just have to make sure that the custom feature toolbar isn't in a dropdown when you are wanting to move a FeatureScript out of it (I generally have to zoom out to ~66% to get it out of a dropdown)

Thanks! Didn't realize that. I'll have to play with it not on a laptop. I had to zoom out to 33%. Just using control-c and typing the names is good as long as I know what I'm looking for.

MBartlett21

Evan_Reese said:
[...] I had to zoom out to 33%. [...]

How many custom features do you have?!

alnis

This point pattern was very useful for patterning holes with modeled threads and an extra clearance for 3D printing (patterning a boolean with offset all faces checked)! It's a fantastic custom feature.

Also, @MBartlett21I had to zoom out to 25% I have 86 added to my toolbar. 

sam_schulpen

This works beautifully!

Except when using a derived sketch. It does work when slecting individual points from the deived sketch . But given the amount of points I'm not doing that. And the point pattern does work using the original sketch in the original studio. Any thoughts?