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Pattern and mirror sketch geometry

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Pattern and mirror sketch geometry

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- [Voiceover] We can now explore how we can modify geometry with sketch patterns. On the screen, I have a blank Part. I'm going to right-click and select New Sketch, I'm going to select the XY plane to sketch on, and then I'm going to start with the Circular pattern. I'll right-click and select Circle, start at the center of the sketch and left-click, and then drag a circle out, we'll say 1.25 inches. Next, we're going to right-click and select Line. We'll start by clicking the center of the circle and dragging directly up .5 inches, entering that into the Heads-Up Display. .5, and then hit Enter on the keyboard. Next, we'll right-click and select Center Point Circle, and create a circle on the end of that line. We'll enter .125 as a diameter. You can right-click and click OK to exit the command, and we're now ready to move forward. We can start a Circular Pattern by going to the Sketch tab under the Pattern panel, and selecting Circular in the center here. When the dialog comes up…

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