Creating Reference Patterns of Components

You can use a Reference pattern to quickly assemble multiple
instances of a component.
• Assemble component to pattern
leader.
• Reference pattern the component.
• Number of Reference
patterned components updates
automatically.

Figure 2 – Reference Patterning
a Bolt
Creating Reference Patterns of Components

Figure 1 – Reference Patterning
a Bolt

Figure 3 – Updating the Number
of Bosses and Holes
Reference patterns can also be used at the assembly level. For example, if a
bolt is assembled into a hole which is a pattern leader of a pattern of holes,
the bolt can be Reference patterned, as shown in Figures 1 and 2. To do this,
a component is placed into each member of the underlying pattern. If the
number of patterned holes changes, the number of patterned bolts updates
accordingly, as shown in Figure 3.

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