connecting rotated copies of sketch-parts

[MarcusWolschon]

I have a complex shape that is made up of 5 rotated, connected copies of the same open shape.
(The encoder-disc of a Speed Dial -lock http://marcuswolschon.blogspot.com/2010 ... d-dial.htm)

I can create 5 rotated copies of the curves while editing the sketch but:

1) Is it possible to have the number of copies parametric (e.g. 6 instead of 5 copies)?

2) The 5 copies are not connected. Their start- and end-nodes just occupy the same location.
I cannot "heal" the sketch as it complains that this would generate a "deformed sketch".

Any idea how to go about this?

 

[wathavy4]

Re: connecting rotates copies of sketch-parts

I can see no item on your link, though.

I recommend to create one part which you want to parametrically place multiple first.
I don't think you can do the same on the sketch.
Alibre is parametric on 3D parts than 2D sketches.( You might but not as easy as 3D part world.)

 

[DavidJ]

Marcus,

As Toshi says - 2D sketch patterns are not editable. Wherever possible I do the patterning of the 3D feature, which allows easy editing later (the pattern appears in the design tree).

 

[MarcusWolschon]

Marcus,

As Toshi says - 2D sketch patterns are not editable. Wherever possible I do the patterning of the 3D feature, which allows easy editing later (the pattern appears in the design tree).

I would have liked to avoid coplanar surfaces here but I guess that´s the only way to go.
Design on segment with a meassurement to be "360 / number" degrees wide and copy it "number" times rotated around the origin.

 

[NateLiquidGravity]

Here is his image: http://marcuswolschon.blogspot.com/

 

[Ralf]

You are right Nate, there is no problem.
... after 10 minutes....
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[MarcusWolschon]

You are right Nate, there is no problem.
... after 10 minutes....
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Nice.
So I just had the wrong aproach for this tool.
Could you send me your file so I just have to add all the constraints and meassurements?

 

[MarcusWolschon]

http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2184

It is done.