ref pattern fail - creo2 m110

[Inoram]

The second pattern is a reference of the first.

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[TomD.inPDX]

You are using a reference that is not able to pattern in the direction you selected.

I added a plane specific for the sketch (internal) and I added a sketch centerline for rotation. This corrected the reference pattern.

Creo 2.0 attached (M040)

[Inoram]

I would still think the the reference should work, especially since I can successfully pattern with the same steps as the first pattern. In theory the reference being those same steps.

[TomD.inPDX]

Reference patterns are very particular. Half the time they fail and I just re-use the previous transformation instead. In your case, there was something it couldn't re-reference to the sideways location.

If you want a more clear explanation, feel free to involve customer support.

Actually, the entire pattern generation technique tends to be somewhat esoteric from a layman's perspective. I still deal with some serious bugs in the M040 release that are much more problematic.