Body Circular Pattern Panel

Seed Bodies to Pattern	Specifies the seed bodies for the pattern. To modify the seed body selection, click inside the Seed Bodies to Pattern group box and select the bodies from the 3D-CAD View scene or from the 3D-CAD feature tree.
Axis of Rotation	Determines the axis about which the circular pattern is created.
Axis Type	Specifies whether to define the direction of the pattern using a specified vector or using a reference axis.
Specified	Creates the pattern about a custom axis, whose vector components are specified in the Axis Direction property.
Reference Axis	Creates the pattern about a reference axis. Select an existing reference axis from the 3D-CAD View scene. See Working with Reference Geometry in 3D-CAD.
Coordinate System Source	Specifies the coordinate system that is used in the operation. Custom coordinate systems that you specified in the simulation are listed here.
Imported	Uses the imported coordinate system for the operation.
Reference Coordinate System	Uses a reference coordinate system for the operation. Select an existing reference coordinate system from the 3D-CAD View scene. See Working with Reference Geometry in 3D-CAD.
Axis Direction (X, Y, Z)	Specifies the direction of the axis of revolution. Enter the [X, Y, Z] components of the direction vector using the global coordinate system.
Axis Position (X, Y, Z)	Specifies the origin of the axis of revolution. Enter the [X, Y, Z] coordinates of the origin.
Coordinate System	Specifies the coordinate system that is used in the operation. Custom coordinate systems that you specified in the simulation are listed here.
Number of Instances	Specifies how many the seed body is reproduced around the circle. The value that you enter must be a whole number. If you enter a decimal value, it is rounded down to a whole number.
Distribution	Even	Activate this option to space the bodies in the pattern apart equally.
Specified	Allows you to specify Angular Increment. Angular Increment specifies the angle difference between each body in the feature, relative to the axis of revolution and the seed body.
Number of Layers	Increasing the number of layers allows you to grow the pattern in the radial direction. A preview of the operation is shown below where the number of layers is set to 3.
Layer Spacing	Specifies the distance between the number of layers in the radial direction. A preview of the operation is shown below where the layer spacing value is set to 50mm.
Skip	Allows you to ignore specified bodies in the feature creation. To skip a body, select the body position from the drop-down menu and activate this option. To skip multiple bodies, select another body from the drop-down menu and activate the option for each body.
Body Interaction	Specifies how the pattern interacts with other bodies adjacent to it, as defined by Interacting Bodies. The bodies must coincide or overlap for these options to work.
None	Creates new bodies from the circular pattern only. This option does not affect any existing bodies.
Merge	Merges all circular pattern bodies into the existing body. No new bodies are created from the pattern.
Imprint	Creates new bodies from the pattern. The edges and vertices are imprinted on the affected faces of each body.
Bodies to Interact	Specifies the bodies which interact with the pattern.
All	The pattern interacts with all contacting bodies.
Selected	The pattern interacts with selected bodies only. Click inside the Interacting Bodies group box and select the bodies to interact with from the 3D-CAD View scene or from the Bodies node in the 3D-CAD feature tree.
Bodies to Cut	Specifies the bodies that the pattern cuts.
All	The pattern cuts all bodies.
Selected	The pattern cuts only selected bodies. Click inside the Interacting Bodies group box and select the bodies to cut from the 3D-CAD View scene or from the Bodies node in the 3D-CAD feature tree.
Create Body Group	When activated, creates a new body group and adds the patterned bodies and the seed bodies inside. By default, the Create Body Group option is deactivated and the patterned bodies are added as siblings to the seed bodies. If the seed bodies are within a body group, the patterned bodies are added within that body group to be together with the seed bodies.

Seed Bodies to Pattern

Specifies the seed bodies for the pattern. To modify the seed body selection, click inside the Seed Bodies to Pattern group box and select the bodies from the 3D-CAD View scene or from the 3D-CAD feature tree.

Axis of Rotation

Determines the axis about which the circular pattern is created.

Axis Type

Specifies whether to define the direction of the pattern using a specified vector or using a reference axis.

Specified

Creates the pattern about a custom axis, whose vector components are specified in the Axis Direction property.

Reference Axis

Creates the pattern about a reference axis. Select an existing reference axis from the 3D-CAD View scene. See Working with Reference Geometry in 3D-CAD.

Coordinate System Source

Specifies the coordinate system that is used in the operation. Custom coordinate systems that you specified in the simulation are listed here.

Imported

Uses the imported coordinate system for the operation.

Reference Coordinate System

Uses a reference coordinate system for the operation. Select an existing reference coordinate system from the 3D-CAD View scene. See Working with Reference Geometry in 3D-CAD.

Axis Direction (X, Y, Z)

Specifies the direction of the axis of revolution. Enter the [X, Y, Z] components of the direction vector using the global coordinate system.

Axis Position (X, Y, Z)

Specifies the origin of the axis of revolution. Enter the [X, Y, Z] coordinates of the origin.

Coordinate System

Specifies the coordinate system that is used in the operation. Custom coordinate systems that you specified in the simulation are listed here.

Number of Instances

Specifies how many the seed body is reproduced around the circle. The value that you enter must be a whole number. If you enter a decimal value, it is rounded down to a whole number.

Distribution

Even

Activate this option to space the bodies in the pattern apart equally.

Specified

Allows you to specify Angular Increment. Angular Increment specifies the angle difference between each body in the feature, relative to the axis of revolution and the seed body.

Number of Layers

Increasing the number of layers allows you to grow the pattern in the radial direction.

A preview of the operation is shown below where the number of layers is set to 3.

Layer Spacing

Specifies the distance between the number of layers in the radial direction.

A preview of the operation is shown below where the layer spacing value is set to 50mm.

Skip

Allows you to ignore specified bodies in the feature creation. To skip a body, select the body position from the drop-down menu and activate this option. To skip multiple bodies, select another body from the drop-down menu and activate the option for each body.

Body Interaction

Specifies how the pattern interacts with other bodies adjacent to it, as defined by Interacting Bodies. The bodies must coincide or overlap for these options to work.

None

Creates new bodies from the circular pattern only. This option does not affect any existing bodies.

Merge

Merges all circular pattern bodies into the existing body. No new bodies are created from the pattern.

Imprint

Creates new bodies from the pattern. The edges and vertices are imprinted on the affected faces of each body.

Bodies to Interact

Specifies the bodies which interact with the pattern.

All

The pattern interacts with all contacting bodies.

Selected

The pattern interacts with selected bodies only. Click inside the Interacting Bodies group box and select the bodies to interact with from the 3D-CAD View scene or from the Bodies node in the 3D-CAD feature tree.

Bodies to Cut

Specifies the bodies that the pattern cuts.

All

The pattern cuts all bodies.

Selected

The pattern cuts only selected bodies. Click inside the Interacting Bodies group box and select the bodies to cut from the 3D-CAD View scene or from the Bodies node in the 3D-CAD feature tree.

Create Body Group

When activated, creates a new body group and adds the patterned bodies and the seed bodies inside. By default, the Create Body Group option is deactivated and the patterned bodies are added as siblings to the seed bodies. If the seed bodies are within a body group, the patterned bodies are added within that body group to be together with the seed bodies.