Josh Gomez requests pattern calculations take the total number of instances, not the number of extra repetitions to do. This is how we designed the patternTransform API, but we didn't do that for patternLinear/Circular.
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title, excerpt, layout
title | excerpt | layout |
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patternLinear3d | Repeat a 3-dimensional solid along a linear path, with a dynamic amount | manual |
Repeat a 3-dimensional solid along a linear path, with a dynamic amount
of distance between each repetition, some specified number of times.
patternLinear3d(data: LinearPattern3dData, solid_set: SolidSet) -> [Solid]
Arguments
Name | Type | Description | Required |
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data |
LinearPattern3dData |
Data for a linear pattern on a 3D model. | Yes |
solid_set |
SolidSet |
A solid or a group of solids. | Yes |
Returns
Examples
exampleSketch = startSketchOn('XZ')
|> startProfileAt([0, 0], %)
|> line([0, 2], %)
|> line([3, 1], %)
|> line([0, -4], %)
|> close(%)
example = extrude(1, exampleSketch)
|> patternLinear3d({
axis: [1, 0, 1],
instances: 7,
distance: 6
}, %)