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lylebeidler1-Visitor
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May 20, 2011
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odd curve pattern behavior

  • May 20, 2011
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It's definitely Friday.



I have an odd pattern behavior I can't figure out. I'm patterning this
hole, using Curve pattern. I get this result:







The pattern leader is the one with the blue arrow pointing to it. It is
constrained to the endpoint of the red curve. I want the pattern to follow
the curve, but it's obviously not. The obvious fix is, flip the yellow
arrow, right? Problem is, I can't figure out how. I can't click on it,
there's no button in the dashboard that lets me do it. Is there a way to do
this? Thanks.



WF3, M160





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Lyle Beidler
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dgschaefer21-Topaz II
21-Topaz II
May 20, 2011
Fun, ain't it?



Curve driven patterns follow the shape of the curve, starting at the
curve's start point. If the pattern leader isn't aligned with the start
point, odd things can happen, like this. Pro/E is traveling around the
curve; you just didn't know where it would start. With independent
sketched curves, you cannot explicitly define the start point. The
start point is wherever you clicked first when sketching.



You need to redefine your leader to align with the other end of the
curve. Alternately, you could sketch the curve within the pattern. If
you do that, you can set the start point inside sketcher.



Doug Schaefer
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