Is there a way to pattern an existing pattern in a part file?
is there any way to pattern the instances of a pre-existing pattern? it is a simple 2x8 pattern if rectangles and I would like to take that group of rectangle and stack them with a layer around them. The problem is that I would have to take each instance separately in the pattern and if I want to add more, the second pattern will mess up.
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I’m trying to understand exactly what you’re trying to do. You can make a pattern of an existing pattern. You can add additional geometry to the first or second pattern. The original instance of the geometry in a pattern can be included in a new pattern. The only thing you can’t do is make a new pattern of specific or individual occurrences in an existing pattern.
Another way to look at it, anything that can be selected in the root of the model browser tree can be patterned. Anything that requires expanding the root cannot be patterned.
Could you provide a sketch of what you’re trying to do?
