I'm not able to replicate a sketch using Linear Sketch Pattern

neobobkrause

First off, I'm fairy new to OnShape.

What I want to do is create a 1 dimensional linear pattern of cubes. I was successful in doing so by creating a rectangle sketch, extruding it, then applying a linear pattern on the extruded shape. But this results in multiple parts. What I want / think I need is a single part that consists of a pattern of cubes.

I see OnShape help pages that show how to create a Linear Sketch Pattern. Thing is, it just doesn't work for me. I create a simple rectangle sketch. With that sketch selected, I press the Linear Pattern tool icon. But this causes the rectangle to be unselected and the LinearPattern1 parameter dialog to come up. This dialog wants me to select the entity to pattern. But for the life of me it will not allow me to select the rectangle.

The appearance of this dialog is not shown in the Linear Sketch Pattern documentation. What am I doing differently/wrong here?

Thanks for any help.

- Bob

_Ðave_

You need to be actively editing that sketch to use the linear pattern tool. In sketch edit mode first select the linear pattern tool then select the entities you wish to pattern. HTH

_Ðave_

You need to be actively editing that sketch to use the linear pattern tool. In sketch edit mode first select the linear pattern tool then select the entities you wish to pattern. HTH

neobobkrause

Thanks Dave for the input. Super helpful. I'm now seeing the behavior I expected -- except one thing. The sketch being replicated is on the front plane. The pattern is repeating along the X axis. I see that I can change the direction of the repeat. But what I need to do is change the repeat to occur along the Y axis. Is that possible?

- Bob

neobobkrause

Wait. I found that I can drag the square control that rests on the first duplicate of the pattern. Dragging it at a 90 degree angle gives me the results I was striving for. I assume that I can also apply a constraint to make this relationship between

_Ðave_

Good job, I usually create an angle dimension from a horizontal or vertical created center line.