All we need to do is ‘OK’ the feature to complete the model. This will ask you for the reference sketch (this will be the sketch containing the points) and the features you wish to pattern (these are the features that make up the stud):Īs you can see from the above preview, an instance of the stud is created wherever a point is placed within the sketch. Now exit the sketch and launch the Sketch Driven Pattern tool. This will allow you to dimension your sketch points horizontally and vertically from a reference of your choosing at the click of a button: To quickly fully define the points, simply use the fully define sketch tool found on the drop-down of ‘Display/Delete Relations’ on the sketch toolbar: The sketch points in the above image are under-defined. We then create a sketch on the top face and add several sketch points: We’ve have started the model by creating the sole of a football boot: We’re looking to create the sole of the football boot as per the below image: Next, select that sketch as the reference within the Sketch Driven Pattern tool (as well as the features you wish to pattern) – an instance of the features will be created wherever there is a sketch point within that sketch. How does the Sketch Driven Pattern tool work?Ĭreate a sketch that contains sketch points. You’ll find the tool on the features toolbar on the drop-down menu of ‘Linear Pattern’ as per the below image: The Sketch Driven Pattern tool is an underused, but very useful tool. Typically, when we pattern items in SOLIDWORKS we tend to use linear or circular patterns, but what happens when we want to pattern an item where the spacing between instances is irregular or random? That’s where the Sketch driven pattern tool comes into its own.
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