Linear pattern tool

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• andrew_troup Member, Mentor Posts: 1,585 ✭✭✭✭✭

  August 2015 edited August 2015

  You don't get the option for multiple instances in the second direction until you drag out the arrow for that direction.
  
  This saves keystrokes and mouse-clicks in the case where you only wanted a linear pattern in one direction.
  
  The key to positioning is to provide constraints -- either to the end position, or a symmetric constraint involving the extreme positions, in x and y -- once the pattern is otherwise completed

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• matt_saeger Member Posts: 4 ✭

  August 2015

  Thanks I was not seeing the second arrow because I was zoomed in too far. Now I have to figure out the constraints. 

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• andrew_troup Member, Mentor Posts: 1,585 ✭✭✭✭✭

  August 2015

  there's a good training video dealing with some aspects of constraining - I think it's this one
  https://www.onshape.com/learn/essential-training-series#!lesson-number=2&title=part-studios
  
  starting at about 1m30

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• michiel_helvensteijn Member Posts: 5 EDU

  January 2017

  matt_saeger said:

  Thanks I was not seeing the second arrow because I was zoomed in too far.

  Me too. I just spent 10 minutes trying to figure out why I can't use two directions in linear patterns anymore. I was wondering if perhaps the feature was removed. When working on small parts, I simply never had the need to zoom out that much.
  
  So: Why not set the initial spacing in such a way that both arrows are visible at whatever the current zoom level is?

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• owen_sparks Member, Developers Posts: 2,660 PRO

  January 2017 edited January 2017 Answer ✓

  
  

  matt_saeger said:

  Thanks I was not seeing the second arrow because I was zoomed in too far.

  michiel_helvensteijn said:
  ...I just spent 10 minutes trying to figure out why I can't use two directions in linear patterns anymore...
  Why not set the initial spacing in such a way that both arrows are visible at whatever the current zoom level is?

  I will admit to having done the same thing.  In a way I feel less silly now, but perhaps OS can take a look!
  
  Cheers,
  
  Owen S.

  Business Systems and Configuration Controller
  HWM-Water Ltd
  

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