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About the Geometry Pattern User Interface
The Geometry Pattern tab consists of commands, tabs, and shortcut menus. Select geometry to pattern and then click Model > Pattern > Geometry Pattern to open the Geometry Pattern tab.
Commands
Select one of the pattern types from the box. The options available are context sensitive to the type of pattern selected. The commands for each pattern type are similar to the commands on the Pattern tab, so only commands unique to the Geometry Pattern tab are described.
Attachment options
—Extends or trims the copied quilts until they can attach to the base geometry.
—Copies the surface sets, curves, chains, features, and groups to the new locations without attaching them to the base geometry.
—Fills the volume defined by the quilt with new solid material. Does not remove existing material.
—Removes solid material from the volume defined by the quilt. Does not add new material.
—Adds new material and removes existing material, depending on the relationship of the pattern members to the neighboring geometry, within the volume defined by the quilt.
Tabs
References
Geometry References—Opens the Geometry References dialog box so you can add or remove geometry references to the geometry pattern leader. The dialog box contains three collectors:
Surface Sets—Displays selected surface sets. Click Details to open the Surface Sets dialog box.
Chain—Displays selected curves and chains. Click Details to open the Chain dialog box.
References—Displays selected features and groups. Click Details to open the References dialog box.
Shortcut Menus
Right-click the graphics window to access shortcut menu commands:
Geometry References—Opens the Geometry References dialog box.