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To Create a Dimension Pattern
This procedure describes how to pattern a feature by using driving dimensions and specifying the incremental changes to the pattern. Dimensional patterns can be unidirectional and bidirectional.
1. Select the feature to pattern and click Model > Pattern. The Pattern tab opens, with the default pattern type set to Dimension. The collector of dimensions for patterning in the first direction is active.
2. Select a dimension for patterning in the first direction. A combo box opens in the graphic window, with the dimension increment initially equal to the dimension value. Type or select a value for the dimension increment.
 
* Only the first time, you can specify the dimension increment in the graphics window. To modify it, use the appropriate Increment field on the Dimensions tab.
3. To select more dimensions for patterning in the first direction, hold down the control key. Specify the increment for each selected dimension in the Direction 1 collector on the Dimensions tab.
4. Type the number of pattern members in the first direction (including the pattern leader) in the text box adjacent to label 1 on the tab. The default number of pattern members is 2.
5. To create a bidirectional pattern, click the Direction 2 collector on the Dimensions tab for patterning in the second direction, select the dimensions, and specify the dimension increments. Type the number of pattern members in the second direction in the text box located between the label 2 and the collector of dimensions for patterning in the second direction on the Pattern tab.
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