Part III: Working with Assemblies
- Apply sketch relations such that each line lies on a plane: one line on the Front, one
on the Top, and one on the Right.
- Click Close to exit the sketch when you are done.
- Open the part from the CD-ROM named Chapter 15 Pattern Part.sldprt. This
part already contains several features you can use to practice using feature-driven compo-
nent patterns.
- Insert the part into the new assembly created in Step 1. Locate the part at the assem-
bly Origin such that the part Origin matches the assembly Origin.
- Open the part called Chapter 15 Patterned Part.sldprt and place it in the
assembly.
- Place the small part on the original feature of the rectangular pattern of round holes
near the origin, as shown in Figure 15.8. All the original features are colored red.
Remember that Alt+dragging the circular edge on the flat side of the part enables you to
SmartMate the part to the round holes. It cannot help you with the rectangular or hex
holes. For these, it may be best to show the sketch for the holes and place the part with
respect to the sketch entities.
FIGURE 15.8
Placing the Patterned Part
- Create feature driven patterns (Insert ➪ Component Pattern ➪ Feature Driven). Try
to use each of the patterns from the pattern part. For each new pattern, make a copy of
the patterned part and place it in one of the holes. Remember to use Select Seed Position
option to pick a feature pattern instance instead of the original feature.
