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tUtoriAL: APPLYing A coSMetic PAttern 313

7. Mirror the hole and the chamfer about the Right plane. The parametrics of the chamfer
will have difficulty patterning, so you need to use the Geometry Pattern option. The
finished part is shown in Figure 9.37.
Figure 9.37
The finished part

Tutorial: Applying a Cosmetic Pattern

Follow these steps to practice creating a cosmetic pattern:
1. Open the Chapter 9 – tutorial – cosmetic pattern.sldprt file from the download
materials for Chapter 9.

2. Click the Appearances tab in the Task pane. These steps work whether or not you have
RealView selected.
3. Expand the Appearances heading, then the Metal heading, then Steel, and then drag the
Sandblasted Steel icon from the lower panel onto the part. When the pop-up menu
appears, select the Part icon to apply the appearance to the entire part. Figure 9.38 shows
the Task pane and the pop-up menu.

Figure 9.38
Applying an appear-
ance to a part