This task shows you how to repeat components as many times as you wish in the direction of your choice. | |||||
The option "Automatic switch to Design mode" is now available for this command. For more about this option, refer to Access to geometry. | |||||
Open the Multi_Instantiation.CATProduct document. | |||||
1. | Select the component you wish to instantiate, that is CRIC_BRANCH_3. | ||||
2. | Click the
Define Multi-Instantiation icon:
The Multi-Instantiation dialog box is displayed, indicating the name of the component to be instantiated. |
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The Ctrl + E shortcut calls the command too. | |||||
3. | The
Parameters option lets you choose between the following categories of
parameters to define:
Keep the Instances & Spacing parameters option and enter 3 as the number of New Instances and 90mm as the value for the spacing between each component. |
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4. |
To define the direction of creation, check x axis. There is another way of defining a direction. You can select a line, axis or edge in the geometry. In this case, the coordinates of these elements appear in the Result field. Clicking the Reverse button reverses the direction. |
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The application previews the location of the new components: |
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5. | Make sure the option Define as Default is on. If it is so, the parameters you have just defined are saved and can be reused by the Fast Multi-Instantiation command. | ||||
6. | Click OK
to create the components. Three additional components are created in the x direction. The tree displays them as well. |
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The Apply button executes the command but the dialog box remains open so as to let you repeat the operation as may times as you wish. |