How to LINEAR PATTERN in SOLIDWORKS and follow a curve using VARY SKETCH

[@lugawplain1117]

BROOO I only recently saw ur channel and its so good all the info are straightforward and very detail with the explanation thank you so muchhh i hope your channel grows big

[@TooTallToby]

Awesome thanks so much and welcome to the community!!

[@khalilbahlawan4439]

Man you never fail to amaze me with your teaching skills 😮

[@TooTallToby]

Thanks I appreciate that!

[@millerme0]

your are a amazing teacher of SW and excellent understanding on how to learn someone and i have myself been trying these tip and tricks keep up the great work your doing WELL DONE

[@TooTallToby]

Awesome thanks so much!

[@designX404]

You are the G.O.A.T. in cad..I always learn from you

[@TooTallToby]

Thanks! So nice!👍

[@SwoodWithArod]

Man I've been itching to watch this tutorial. Learned a couple new things today. You the man!

[@TooTallToby]

Awesome so glad this helped!

[@JITCADCAM]

Thinking I would skip over the intro to see the modeling and low and behold the 1:50 mark gets me with the Slot tool...... LOL Love the video

[@TooTallToby]

lolol - thanks Phil! Loved your video too - and I love the SLOT command!

[@auntyghanti944]

That vary sketch is life saver for me, thanks sir❤

[@TooTallToby]

Awesome! So glad this helps!

[@auntyghanti944]

@@TooTallToby sir, make a video on solidworks task scheduler also it will help every designers and make tasks very easy and quick💯😊

[@tctn]

Love how solid the SW is.

[@TooTallToby]

Yeah this is a cool feature!

[@rosswagner3021]

THis is really cool! I love the way you explain what you are doing Toby. I am really hoping to sign up for some of your classes in the near future.

[@TooTallToby]

Awesome thanks Ross glad this helped!

[@Guido_Sarducci007]

Thanks!

[@TooTallToby]

Awwww man THANK YOU so much!! So glad these videos are helpful!

[@keithschaub7863]

Awesome. T, you don’t need to ask/remind us to hit like. For sure we will like. I like cuz I like

[@TooTallToby]

lol awesome thanks Keith!

[@elshansalimiyan5066]

I love your way of teaching. ❤️

[@TooTallToby]

Thank you! 😃

[@mikevr54]

LOVE IT HAD ME THINKING MUTCH MORE

[@TooTallToby]

awesome!

[@adamsvette]

It would be cool to see a challenge come through where the contestants have to speedrun a topology optimization of some kind

[@TooTallToby]

Yeah that would be cool!

[@user-ol9bs7mb1c]

Great explonation Toby

[@TooTallToby]

Thanks! 😃

[@Cerololo]

I followed along as you went through the features, trying to replicate them in Fusion 360 :) There are no magic options for patterning. Very pro-level video, thank you!

[@TooTallToby]

Awesome glad you liked this! Fusion Phil did a video on how to model this part in Fusion - his video is here: kzbin.info44VErELZ8FQ?si=QKQzwQc3OTTHyUyD

[@Cerololo]

@@TooTallToby Thank you.

[@nikmkrs7536]

Great video 👍🏼

[@TooTallToby]

thanks!

[@rubendragan6514]

Thanks

[@TooTallToby]

No problem

[@jpytvid]

Awesome. Learned something new!

[@TooTallToby]

Awe yeah that’s awesome!

[@RichPenn]

Onshape -- I used a Feature Script called "Point Pattern" that makes this one quite easy. Posted a step-by-step KZbin video showing the linking of custom feature script and doing the pattern.

[@TooTallToby]

Yo thats AWESOME!

[@amirshay]

Excellent! Love it👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@TooTallToby]

Awww yeah!

[@meinkanal5642]

Thanks toby for the pierce teaching. I did the same in Onshape and was very frustrated as use/project did not work.

[@TooTallToby]

Yeah pierce is the way to go here! Glad this worked!!

[@ea6051]

freakin awesome!

[@TooTallToby]

Thanks! I love this feature!

[@airwavested]

Would be really interested in seeing how you would approach this model in Onshape. I managed to get it done but used a lot of repetition of Transform to place the bottom cross rods to to the top profile curve.

[@airwick5083]

See my reply above, Look for a public doc called: "TTT 24-WC-30-Soap Holder - Profile sweeper" There's a tab using the "regular" sweep as well as the quicker "profile sweeper" Featurescript option, the trick is to include the sketch of the sweep profile as well as the sweep path in the pattern feature when using the built-in sweep feature.

[@vanwaestel]

I did the same.

[@meinkanal5642]

Pierce and Linear Pattern are also available in Onshape

[@BobPhelpsRRIowa]

👍👍👍

[@TooTallToby]

Aww yeah!

[@robertclementi9347]

t cubed good stuff

[@TooTallToby]

Aww yeah thanks Robert!

[@robertclementi9347]

@TooTallToby now I'm trying in inventor but I don't think they have a varying rectangle array

[@VitalySalomatov]

I tried to repeat the funny moment at 7:49 in different ways, but I couldn't; a circular profile every time is normal to path. What version of SW do you use?

[@TooTallToby]

Its just "SolidWorks being SolidWorks" - sometimes it works fine, sometimes it ends up skewed. It has to do with the order in which you create the lines and arcs, and whether or not you start them out connected in a loop or open.

[@kenhaley4]

How about a tutorial for this model using Onshape?

[@airwick5083]

Watched the replay and have to say that was painful to watch! I have to say the need to pick a dimension to enable "vary sketch" is very goofy in SW! While I like the interface SW uses for setting up the varying instances after the fact, I find Onshape's use of "Reapply features" a lot more predictable and it applies to "anything" included in the linear pattern. So for this model in Onshape you just have to include the sweep profile sketch in the pattern and make sure "reapply features" is enabled and it works. If you use a Featurescript (like "profile sweeper" for example) that doesn't require drawing the circular profile (the "built-in" sweep feature doesn't have the option to create a profile). Then it's super easy and this parts just needs 5 features (and there is no weird angled profile issues either!)

[@TooTallToby]

Nice - I'm looking forward to doing this one in onshape!

[@gottagowork]

Weird questions about the soap holder unrelated to Solidworks; a) How would the "pipes" connect to the main "pipe"? And b) How would it be mounted to the wall in a way that keeps it at the right angle?

[@TooTallToby]

You would weld them together, and you would weld an addition mounting plate with keyholes for screws on it, to mount it to the wall.

[@thetrillionairequotes]

Bro..make this part in Onshape.

[@MarkFraserWeather]

Is it possible to do something similar in Catia V5?

[@TooTallToby]

Not that I know of - but i'm not a Catia expert :-) Maybe ask on the discord?

[@elshansalimiyan5066]

I have a Question. Does working with Power Surfacing add in, make us lazy with surface modeling in solidWorks???

[@almehairbipro]

Yes you can, first make a reference sketch, then go to powersurface to do the pipe, after that you can do the pattern as Toby did

[@TooTallToby]

lol - I don’t think it will make you lazy - it’s always good to get access to some new tools!

[@airwick5083]

LoL at the preview going the wrong way when set to "partial"... And the automatic profile not being set normal to the path. That's one of the reasons I don't miss SW!

[@TooTallToby]

lol - just solidworks being solidworks. Its "quaint" lololol

[@rubendragan6514]

liniar pattern tab freezes , I cant use that command., In sketch I have no problems with patterns but using as feature it just freezes and also turns the tab black...

[@TooTallToby]

not sure - could be a registry issue or could be a graphics card issue - did you get it resolved?

[@rubendragan6514]

@@TooTallToby if I drag the tab it turns white again but still is freezed. I managed to use the features by right clicking on the part and selecting from there "variable pattern"

[@iainmargery6734]

one thing I am still not entirely sure of is when you need to use the pierce command and when coincident is good enough. I have had some features fail and when I change the coincident to a pierce it all works. It would be nice to know in advance exactly when it needs to be used instead of using at when you see it is an option to use.

[@wagglebutt]

Coincident will make your point coincident with a virtual projection of the geometry onto your sketch plane. Pierce locates your point at the precise place that the geometry penetrates the sketch plane, in 3D.

[@KR-nc5be]

Pierce for 3d - coincident for 2d

[@iainmargery6734]

@@KR-nc5be many thanks. Had no idea it was as simple as that!

[@TooTallToby]

Pierce can indeed be a bit of a confusing relationship. It has some downstream ramifications, particularly when used in sweeps and lofts. Perhaps I can make a video on that topic later this week :-)

[@iainmargery6734]

@@TooTallToby that would be brilliant, thanks Toby :)