Fusion 360 - Smart Patterns - How To Pattern With Special Dimensions

[@brit735]

So glad I found your channel! I'm starting with your oldest vids 1st - so helpful. Seeing the different patterning tools is awesome!

[@TylerBeckofTECHESPRESSO]

Welcome!

[@tcurdt]

Being able to specify those dimensions as variables (also in other areas) was an eye opening moment for me. Thanks!

[@BrentCWilliams]

Glad you are back... Hope you're back in business for the long term -- I am learning F360 and find your stuff particularly helpful.

[@TylerBeckofTECHESPRESSO]

Thanks! Doing my best to get some regular content on the schedule :)

[@nssdesigns]

This opens up a whole new game... expressions in Fusion... nice to test it on other tools and circumstances

[@jarradbradley6934]

Thanks. Is there a way to expand the pattern as it progresses? For example in your model the width of the first bar might be 1 inch but the width of the last bar might be 3 inches and you want each bar in the pattern to get longer as they progress equally from one to three inches ?

[@TylerBeckofTECHESPRESSO]

Could you explain it in an email? [e-mail]

[@Lennaert85]

@@TylerBeckofTECHESPRESSO Hi Tyler, I am interested in this anwser also? So how would you have the pattern object change dynamically?

[@BlaiseBarrette]

I know my request is much more complicated but how would you proceed for the number of pattern instances to update intelligently with the length of the plate? Thanks!

[@benargee]

I would imagine dividing from the overall length and rounding to a whole number.

[@peksn]

@@benargee How do you round to a number in the typing box? I want to do d14/d7 but of course, the number is a fraction, how do I round it to the min? EDIT: Nvm found it, you use for example: "round(d4/d7)" to get the closest whole number to that division.

[@_emanmodnar]

Use a No Units parameter where you type in a formula: “floor(Length / DistanceBetweenObjects)”. Use this as Quantity when you make the pattern. I’ve made a step-by-step in another comment to this video.

[@billkellogg1403]

Great video! Can you cover how to equally space the first and last patterned features? On the left you have a smaller space than at the end.

[@TylerBeckofTECHESPRESSO]

Great idea.

[@josephfiocca5141]

This has been stumping me too. How to space out the instances evenly spaced, including an equal distance of first and last instance from edges Face

[@_emanmodnar]

Place a dimension from the edge to the object (this would be d3 in this case), and subtract this from the pattern distance formula: d1-d3

[@WPGinfo]

Great to hear from you again!

[@TylerBeckofTECHESPRESSO]

Thanks

[@Zuunky]

I wanted to model a tiewrap, this video is just perfect

[@TylerBeckofTECHESPRESSO]

Cool!

[@kirsihamalainen5447]

Thank you for clear explanation! Helped alot. 😁😅

[@christo45566]

clear and to the point. thank you I never wouldve worked this out on my own

[@peksn]

Awesome video, specifically what I wanted to know! :D

[@TylerBeckofTECHESPRESSO]

Glad I could help!

[@michaelliapakis5443]

Welcome back!

[@kawiscov]

thank you for this great video and you explain everything so well!!!

[@TylerBeckofTECHESPRESSO]

Glad it was helpful!

[@BGraves]

What about up to vertex with an offset? How's it not already a thing?

[@thanhavictus]

Do you know how you would do a pattern on an existing part where you don't have the base parameters? Like, say you import a step file and you change it around

[@65Naja1]

What if i want to maintain the distance between the features and then have it intelligently remove features for shorter plates and add more features for longer ones.

[@_emanmodnar]

Use a No Units parameter, where you use a formula as value “floor(Length / DistanceBetweenObjects)”. This parameter can be used as Quantity when you create a pattern.

[@TROYOSTRANDER]

How can you do fixed spacing along a distance that changes? Like when laying out 32mm spaced holes for a cabinet whose height changes....

[@spikekent]

Great tip. Thanks Tyler.

[@Blinkation]

how would you make the quantity change if the size change? instead of changing the spacing adding more features.

[@_emanmodnar]

1) Create a parameter called “Length”. Use this as your length for the base object. 2) Create a parameter called “DistanceFromEdge”. Use this to make a margin from the edge of the base to your objects. 3) Sketch and make your base object like in the video (though using parameters instead d1…). Sketch the object like in the video (though making a dimension from the edge to the center of the object using “DistanceFromEdge”). 4) In parameter create a parameter called “DistanceBetweenObjects”. 5) This is where the magic happens: Create a parameter called “Quantity” make it “No Units”. As value make a formula: “floor(Length / DistanceBetweenObjects)” 6) Create a rect pattern. Distance type: “Extend”. Quantity: Use your parameter called “Quantity”. Distance: Type in a formula “Length - (DistanceFromEdge * 2) Shazaam!!

[@IceSpeeder]

How do i scale the rectangular pattern? For example airplane wing profiles

[@drpipe]

Surely there's an easy way to do this ..not that I know ! Like a constraint or equal ? Great tutorial on how almost to do something, but still not show it !

[@colinmaceke7474]

Now how do I remove one of them

[@danl.4743]

What if you measure the distance of the first slot to the edge. See what the Fusion calls it. Let's say it is d4. Then in the distance you write d1 - d4. Then you always have equal distance at the end, and the beginning. Will that work? EDIT: ... actually the idea is good, but the formula is more complicated. See my comment below. Sorry!

[@TylerBeckofTECHESPRESSO]

Great idea!

[@danl.4743]

Great! Thanks. I am actually a noob at Fusion, but I have a ton of experience as a software programmer in my past. So the idea came from there, and I'm glad to understand a little more about how Fusion works. Thanks again. Your videos are fantastic help.

[@danl.4743]

Sorry for the confusion. This is actually wrong. I tried, and this is what it should be. Let's say d1 - total length of the bar. d6 - width of extrusion (the slot width) d7 - distance between beginning of the bar to the beginning of the first extruded slot. "Distance" in the Pattern box should be "d1-d7-d7-d6". Now it works OK. Why? Because it looks like the pattern measures from the END of the first slot to the BEGINNING of the last slot. So you take the distance, subtract the gap from the edge to the first slot. Now you need to subtract the width of the first slot because the pattern start measuring from the end of the slot, and then subtract the width of the last slot. Now the distance is correct. Sorry that it is that "wordy".

[@TMODCustoms]

AWESOME! Thanks!

[@ranjah76]

Omg I wish I would have seen this video a week ago!