Chapter 8: Patterning and Mirroring
- Expand the Miscellaneous listing (under Appearances) and the Pattern heading.
Drag the Waffle Pattern onto the large cylindrical face of the part, and then Alt-click
the Face icon in the popup toolbar. Using the Alt key while dragging or to select face,
feature, body, or part automatically activates the PropertyManager to edit the appearance.
Figure 8.31 shows the Appearances PropertyManager.
FIGURE 8.31
The Appearances PropertyManager
- In the Mapping tab of the Appearances PropertyManager, select the cylindrical
mapping under the Mapping Style section of the Mapping Controls panel.
- Change the Rotation to 45 degrees, and choose the smallest Mapping Size.