Circular Pattern with Move Face feature

I'm trying to create a circular pattern here with the a move face feature, but the circular pattern always fails:

https://cad.onshape.com/documents/233ece5bf67e5cfd0ff9829e/w/f4926fc63ae73655e27fb075/e/38e1cfc768a63f39d9d15e33

Doesn't give much of an error message, so not sure what the issue is; I've used circular pattern with features before without issues, not sure why this one fails.

Also tried a circular pattern with the faces selected and that didn't work either.

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  • MDesign
    MDesign Member Posts: 1,470 PRO
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    It's confused on what do with this area. maybe recreate that with some other way than the move face and it might work

  • jelte_steur_info
    jelte_steur_info Member Posts: 683 PRO

    it's worth a try with a face pattern, rather then a feature pattern.

    in feature pattern, perhaps the split face needs to be included. worth a try but may not solve it.

    if you create an extrude (new body) with this custom feature:
    https://cad.onshape.com/documents/24819ddab7dc83c810eb8246/v/b409220bda82b907cd49f383/e/38727ba0d05188ebe79387a5

    you could use a part pattern, then subtract in the circular pattern.

    also likely the Regional pattern feature will also work.

    https://cad.onshape.com/documents/c075acc6fb32c0edf21a3124/w/ddb79a252f789ff122711f0c/e/d28197b22d767a9eb79bfb32

  • glen_dewsbury
    glen_dewsbury Member Posts: 1,377 PRO
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    Here's a thought.

    1. Replace revolve face with solid to eliminate close operation.
    2. Change revolve to symmetric 360/8deg.
    3. Fix split and move face.
    4. Circular array of part/add.

    https://cad.onshape.com/documents/4ed7c20a665c1deb6acbeb0d/w/12dc68bb6ab653d522c7c988/e/604ad8636b745bfb1ca77e5d

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  • david_airth
    david_airth Member Posts: 4 ✭

    Yes, it look like this is an alternate way of completing this shape, seems weird the other way wasn't able to resolve, but :shrug.

    Thanks for the help!