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Example: Creating a Fill Pattern
This example shows creating a Fill pattern to drill a pattern of holes in a muffler. The original part is shown in the following illustration.
1. Select the hole and click Model > Pattern.
2. Select Fill from the list box of pattern types.
3. Click the References tab, and click Define to sketch the area to fill.
4. Select the top surface of the part as the sketching plane.
5. Sketch a circle. When you exit Sketcher, the system displays the default grid, as shown in the next illustration.
6. Select Diamond from the list box of grid types. Modify the value that sets the spacing between pattern member centers, if needed. Specify the minimum distance between the pattern member centers and the sketch boundary. The system updates the pattern grid, as shown in the following illustration.
7. Click . The system creates the pattern, as shown in the next illustration.