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314 CHAPTER 9 PAtterning And Mirroring
4. Expand the Miscellaneous listing (under Appearances) and the Pattern heading. Drag the
Waffle Pattern onto the large cylindrical face of the part, and then Alt+click the Face icon
in the pop-up toolbar. Using the Alt key while dragging or to select face, feature, body, or
part automatically activates the PropertyManager to edit the appearance. Figure 9.39
shows the Appearances PropertyManager.
Figure 9.39
The Appearances
PropertyManager
5. In the Mapping tab of the Appearances PropertyManager, select the cylindrical mapping
under the Mapping Style section of the Mapping Controls panel.
6. Change the Rotation to 45 degrees, and choose the smallest Mapping Size.
The Bottom Line
Feature patterns and mirrors are powerful tools, but you must have some discipline to benefit from
their usefulness. Patterns in particular are extremely flexible, with many types of functions and
options available. You should avoid sketch patterns if possible, not only because of performance
considerations, but also because complex sketches (sketches with lots of entities and relations) tend
to fail more often than simple sketches.
