Sketch Pattern – one of the few uses, which cannot be replaced

Do you know, that… ?

The general rule is this, that all patterns and the mirror should be performed in features and not sketch. One of the most important arguments in favor is performance. For the rest, I compared the different methods in my SOLIDWORKS ebook 2020 – you can find the link to the publication below.

https://solid-podreczniki.pl/produkt/solidworks-2020-modelowanie-czesci-zlozenia-oraz-rysunki/

Now I will present one of the few examples (if not the only one), where i need to use Circular sketch pattern. It cannot be done otherwise…

Feature The vent available on the card sheet metal, allows you to make a lattice hole with radial ribs and circular rings.

the vent

Exactly Zebra crossing require drawing many lines in one sketch coming from a common center, of course, assuming, that the hole is regular. So I draw one line and duplicate it in a circular pattern sketch!

circular sketch pattern

Because

circular sketch pattern

 

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