Pattern (Legacy)

Status: Implemented

Pattern dialog

Pattern is the legacy combined pattern tool that can create either linear or circular arrays of solids, with an option to union instances back into the source.

Inputs

  • solids – Solids to pattern. Face/edge selections resolve their owning solid automatically.
  • mode – LINEAR or CIRCULAR.
  • count – Total instances including the original (clamped to ≥1).
  • offset – Transform used for linear patterns; only position is applied between instances.
  • axisRef – Face or datum plane supplying the axis and origin for circular patterns.
  • centerOffset – Distance along the axis from the reference origin to the pattern center.
  • totalAngleDeg – Total sweep angle distributed across circular instances.
  • booleanMode – NONE returns separate bodies; UNION fuses clones into the source and removes the originals.

Behaviour

  • Linear mode translates clones by offset.position * instanceIndex; circular mode rotates clones about the referenced axis and center.
  • When booleanMode is UNION, clones are merged into each source solid and the originals are flagged for removal; otherwise all clones are returned as separate solids.
  • Face names on clones are retagged with the feature ID to keep downstream selections stable even when booleaned together.