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Tips for editing sketch patterns
■ You can modify the spacing between pattern elements, change the pattern
count and direction, change the pattern calculation method, and suppress
geometry in the sketch pattern. Right-click the sketch in the browser and
select Edit Sketch. Then right-click a pattern member in the graphics
window, and select Edit Pattern. On the pattern dialog box, revise values
as needed.
■ You can edit pattern dimensions. In the sketch, double-click the dimension
to change, enter a new value on the Edit Dimension box, and then click
the check mark. You can enter dimensions as equations, parameter names,
or specific values.
■ You can remove the associative relationship among pattern elements but
the geometry becomes individual curves and pattern editing options are
no longer available. Right-click a pattern member and then, on the pattern
dialog box, click More. Clear the Associative check box and then click OK.
■ Suppress one or more pattern elements to remove them from the pattern.
Right-click the sketch in the browser, and select Edit Sketch. Right-click
the pattern geometry to suppress and select Suppress Elements. Suppressed
pattern elements are not included in profiles and do not appear in drawing
sketches.
■ Pattern elements, including dimensions and sketch geometry used to define
axis and directions, can be deleted but not while the pattern is associative.
If you want to retain the relationships among the pattern elements, but
need to remove one or more instances, consider using Suppress to remove
them.
Delete Sketches
If a sketch was used in a feature, you cannot delete the sketch. You can edit
the feature sketch and delete sketch geometry, but the feature might not
update properly. You may need to edit the sketch or feature to recover the
feature.
Workflow overview: Delete a sketch
1 In the browser, select the sketch to delete.
2 Press DELETE or right-click and select Delete.
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