Creo Parametric - Direction Patterns | Part Modeling

This Creo Parametric tutorial video teaches you how to create patterns in one- and two- directions using a variety of methods for defining the direction: translation, rotation, and a coordinate system.
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Thanks,
Dave

[@jamesfranklin7622]

I friggin love the video's KEEP THEM COMIN'!

[@CADPLMGuy]

Thanks, James!

[@wralvares]

What if I want to create a symmetrical direction pattern from the same plane? Like 5 equidistant holes on each side of the plane.

[@CADPLMGuy]

Good question. Onshape has that. I remember a dozen years ago when it was brought up at a PTC Technical Committee meeting but nothing ever happened.

[@wralvares]

@@CADPLMGuy It's a pity CREO doesn't have that. Another thing is the pattern in 3 directions, I also struggle with it.

[@hayden531]

If I want to make, for example slats on a shipping skid, and I want 4 evenly spaced slats along the bottom of my skid, is there a way for Creo to automatically evenly space 4 slats up to a defined stopping point, like the edge of the skid? That way if I end up going back and changing the dimensions of the skid the slats automatically evenly space themselves again according to the new dimensions?

[@CADPLMGuy]

Yes. See my video on Patterns with Relations. That is the most obvious way I would do it, but there are other ways.

[@GullNoor]

Why is the "increment by relation" option not available here?

[@MartinezRBA]

About how pattern types show dimensions on the drawing:
1.- Different types of patters (direction, dimension) show different number of dimensions on the drawing when adding the model annotations,for instance, to a general view?
2. Lets say I only use 1 direction (or dimension) and 3 instances. Do i get only 2 dimension for the direction type of pattern and also for the dimension type of pattern? Or do i get 3?

[@CADPLMGuy]

Brandon, in general, you will get dimensions for (1) the number of instances, (2) any pattern spacing dimensions, and (3) any feature dimensions that are also incremented. You will not get individual dimensions for the spacing between all instances. Typically this is handled by changing the pattern spacing dimension to include "p# X " in front of the dimension to get something like "6 X 2.00".
I will make a video showing how to handle the various dimensions in a 2D drawing.

[@MartinezRBA]

@@CADPLMGuy thanks, im kind of struggling with these things because i dont know what should i do first in the model part in order to get more organized dimensions when i call them out in the drawing

[@CADPLMGuy]

Getting it right in the part model is less and less important, actually, due to MBD. Showing model dimensions has some disadvantages compared to manually created dimensions in 3D Annotations. I know that's counter to what everyone has been taught since forever in Creo and Pro/ENGINEER.

[@MartinezRBA]

@@CADPLMGuy sorry, but what is MBD?
Still good to know, any videos about this topic?

[@CADPLMGuy]

MBD is Model Based Definition - the movement towards documenting Product and Manufacturing Information (PMI) in the 3D models for data exchange over 2D production drawings. I have a playlist but you can start with this video: ruclips.net/video/s5r77skVjm4/видео.html

[@motamarriramanjaneyulu9920]

Make a video about configuration Sir,

[@CADPLMGuy]

I already have videos that cover configuration.