With the number specified, you see the entire row emerge at equal intervals.

Then the dynamic input box appears, allowing you to enter the number of instances you want to replicate this pattern. You do this by checking the Create Patterns box in the Option window, then selecting a feature and dragging it toward the direction of the axis in which you want to replicate it.

If you need to create a series of identical features, SpaceClaim lets you easily pattern it on a surface with the Move tool. This operation is made easier by the pre-defined views-Isometric, Trimetric, Top, Left, Right, Bottom, and so on-accessible via a dropdown menu. Because you create the majority of your features by pushing and pulling specific faces and edges, you’ll find yourself spinning the model and selecting specific areas. You can, for example, create a hole by sketching a circle in a block and pulling it downward. Removing materials-like drilling a cylindrical path through a block-can be accomplished via a combination of drafting and pulling. Here, as you push, pull, or sweep the previously created profiles to the desired heights, widths, or angles, they transform into 3D solids. The fun begins when you start modeling in 3D. As you sketch, you have the option to toggle between Plan View and Isometric View, allowing you to visualize your profile in 3D space before you begin extruding it. Most tools in this menu-Rectangle, Circle, Spline, Offset, Trim Away, and others-work like you would expect them to work in 2D CAD programs. The Sketch menu houses a robust collection of 2D sketching tools to draw your base profiles. Whether you’re creating a design from scratch or modifying someone else’s work, you’ll probably spend most of your time in the Sketch and Edit tools, found under the Design Tab. Later, extruding those profiles turns them into solids. In 2D sketch mode, you can draw the base profile of your design.

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