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Pattern features

You construct a pattern feature by copying a parent element in a rectangular, circular, or mirror arrangement, or along a curve. The copies areassociative to the parent element. When you change the size or shape of the parent element, the copies update. You cannot change the copies directly.

When patterning part features, the parentelement for a pattern can contain more than one part feature. For example, you can pattern profile-based features, such as a protrusion (A), and a hole (B), and treatment features, such as a round (C), inone operation.

The parent element is included in the occurrence count for rectangular patterns, circular patterns, and patterns along curves. For example, if you construct a 4 by 3 rectangularpattern of holes (four holes in the x direction and three holes in the y direction) the resulting pattern feature contains the parent feature and eleven copies. Fast Pattern and Smart Pattern guidelinesWhen patterning features, Solid Edge allows you to construct fast patterns or smart patterns. You should try the Fast option first in part and sheet metal documents whenever possible, especially forlarge patterns. In cases where the pattern contains a large number of features, a fast pattern will process in a few seconds, where a smart pattern may take several minutes. The Fast option processessignificantly faster than the Smart option, but it cannot be used if any members encounter different geometry than the feature being patterned or mirrored. If a fast pattern ormk:@MSITStore:C:\Archivos%20de%20programa\Solid%20Edge%20ST2\Program\RE...

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mirror fails, simply select the Smart option and recompute the feature. The Smart option takeslonger to process, but can handle more cases. The Smart option can be used when individual members encounter different geometry than the feature being patterned or mirrored.
Fast example

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