How to project table pattern on cuved surface?

[ML_8364112]

I need some helps!
Do anyone know how to project members of table pattern onto curved surface?
I've tried every methods comes up my mind but it just won't work, applying value-controlled feature(X-Y coordinate/width/height...etc)  to curved surface, table I need to fill is going up to 3000 rows, so table pattern is my only option I guess.
Any ideas or any  other method can make this happen?

Thanks!

[tbraxton]

You need to provide more information about the features involved in the pattern and the quilt/surface you are projecting to. 

[ML_8364112]

The feature is a solid used to remove material from curved surface, ellipse shape solid on X-Y plane with fixed depth on Z, pattern control it's location on X, Y plane, the width and length of  ellipse, The surface I need to project is surface with shallow concave, like pan or  wok.

[tbraxton]

It is possible.

Based on your description I would suggest patterning a datum point on the surface that represents the center of each cut out of the ellipse. You can then use a reference pattern to implement the solid cut removing material and it will follow the datum point pattern. Be advised that this regenerate quite slowly with 3000 cuts done this way.

Here is a picture of a similar pattern applied to a concave topology with holes.

Reference pattern of cuts

[tbraxton]

Another example using a pattern to make cuts from a domed surface.

[pausob]

I assume the pattern instances are varying in their size?  And are the cuts "normal" to the curved surface? 

How do you now generate this 3000 row table pattern?