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4. Click the Circular Pattern tool on the Features toolbar. Select the new Axis in the top
Pattern Axis selection box in the Circular Pattern PropertyManager. Select the Equal
Spacing option, and make sure that the angle is set to 360 degrees. Set the number of
instances to 8.
5. In the Features To Pattern panel, select the counterbored hole. Make sure that Geometry
Pattern is turned off.

6. Click OK to finish the part. The result should be as shown in Figure 9.33.

Figure 9.33
The finished circu-
lar pattern

Tutorial: Mirroring Features

Follow these steps to get some practice and create mirror features:
1. Open the Chapter9 Tutorial2.sldprt file from the download material.
2. Open a sketch on the side of the part, as shown in Figure 9.34. The straight line on top is
1.00-inch long, and the angled line ends 2.70 inches from the edge, as shown.

Figure 9.34
The sketch for the
rib feature