Sketch: Linear pattern with variables

wolfgang_maier

Hello forum,

howto draw a fence with design parameters stored in variables -> variable fence?
I tried to work linear pattern, but the pattern tool does not accept a variable as multiplier definition?!

Any ideas for a work around?

regards
Wolfgang

NeilCooke

Yes, use feature patterns, not sketch patterns.

Jake_Rosenfeld

Hi Wolfgang,

Instead of patterning your sketch, maybe you could build out the part you want to pattern into 3D and then use part pattern.  Sketch pattern won't take a variable as a multiplier but 3D patterns will happily do this.

wolfgang_maier

Jake, Neil,

thanks for your help!

regards
Wolfgang

joel_simpson

Is there a reason for this functionality to be missing?  It seems like a bug.

MBartlett21

@joel_simpson
Maybe try @konstantin_shiriazdanov 's parameter pattern ( https://cad.onshape.com/documents/d66ea5fec7a939e866ecbd6f ) or my slightly different version ( https://cad.onshape.com/documents/7cdcfcfdefc81485592c83b1 ).

cianci

joel_simpson said:

Is there a reason for this functionality to be missing?  It seems like a bug.

I agree --- I just ran into this now, and I have to admit that I'm rather astonished that this field would be treated any differently than the others. It almost seems like they would have had to explicitly remove this functionality. Does anyone know why?

NeilCooke

https://forum.onshape.com/discussion/comment/30219#Comment_30219