modeling-app/docs/kcl/patternLinear2d.md

---
title: "patternLinear2d"
excerpt: "A linear pattern on a 2D sketch."
layout: manual
---

A linear pattern on a 2D sketch.



```js
patternLinear2d(data: LinearPattern2dData, sketch_group: SketchGroup) -> [SketchGroup]
```

### Examples

```js
const part = startSketchOn('XY')
  |> circle([0, 0], 2, %)
  |> patternLinear2d({
       axis: [0, 1],
       repetitions: 12,
       distance: 2
     }, %)
```

### Arguments

* `data`: `LinearPattern2dData` - Data for a linear pattern on a 2D sketch. (REQUIRED)
```js
{
	// The axis of the pattern. This is a 2D vector.
	axis: [number, number],
	// The distance between each repetition. This can also be referred to as spacing.
	distance: number,
	// The number of repetitions. Must be greater than 0. This excludes the original entity. For example, if `repetitions` is 1, the original entity will be copied once.
	repetitions: number,
}
```
* `sketch_group`: `SketchGroup` - A sketch group is a collection of paths. (REQUIRED)
```js
{
	// The plane id or face id of the sketch group.
	entityId: uuid,
	// The id of the sketch group.
	id: uuid,
	// What the sketch is on (can be a plane or a face).
	on: {
	// The id of the plane.
	id: uuid,
	// Origin of the plane.
	origin: {
	x: number,
	y: number,
	z: number,
},
	type: "plane",
	// Type for a plane.
	value: "XY" | "XZ" | "YZ" | "Custom",
	// What should the plane’s X axis be?
	xAxis: {
	x: number,
	y: number,
	z: number,
},
	// What should the plane’s Y axis be?
	yAxis: {
	x: number,
	y: number,
	z: number,
},
	// The z-axis (normal).
	zAxis: {
	x: number,
	y: number,
	z: number,
},
} |
{
	// The id of the face.
	id: uuid,
	// The original sketch group id of the object we are sketching on.
	sketchGroupId: uuid,
	type: "face",
	// The tag of the face.
	value: string,
	// What should the face’s X axis be?
	xAxis: {
	x: number,
	y: number,
	z: number,
},
	// What should the face’s Y axis be?
	yAxis: {
	x: number,
	y: number,
	z: number,
},
	// The z-axis (normal).
	zAxis: {
	x: number,
	y: number,
	z: number,
},
},
	// The position of the sketch group.
	position: [number, number, number],
	// The rotation of the sketch group base plane.
	rotation: [number, number, number, number],
	// The starting path.
	start: {
	// The from point.
	from: [number, number],
	// The name of the path.
	name: string,
	// The to point.
	to: [number, number],
},
	// The paths in the sketch group.
	value: [{
	// The from point.
	from: [number, number],
	// The name of the path.
	name: string,
	// The to point.
	to: [number, number],
	type: "ToPoint",
} |
{
	// arc's direction
	ccw: string,
	// the arc's center
	center: [number, number],
	// The from point.
	from: [number, number],
	// The name of the path.
	name: string,
	// The to point.
	to: [number, number],
	type: "TangentialArcTo",
} |
{
	// The from point.
	from: [number, number],
	// The name of the path.
	name: string,
	// The to point.
	to: [number, number],
	type: "TangentialArc",
} |
{
	// The from point.
	from: [number, number],
	// The name of the path.
	name: string,
	// The to point.
	to: [number, number],
	type: "Horizontal",
	// The x coordinate.
	x: number,
} |
{
	// The from point.
	from: [number, number],
	// The name of the path.
	name: string,
	// The to point.
	to: [number, number],
	type: "AngledLineTo",
	// The x coordinate.
	x: number,
	// The y coordinate.
	y: number,
} |
{
	// The from point.
	from: [number, number],
	// The name of the path.
	name: string,
	// The to point.
	to: [number, number],
	type: "Base",
}],
	// The x-axis of the sketch group base plane in the 3D space
	xAxis: {
	x: number,
	y: number,
	z: number,
},
	// The y-axis of the sketch group base plane in the 3D space
	yAxis: {
	x: number,
	y: number,
	z: number,
},
	// The z-axis of the sketch group base plane in the 3D space
	zAxis: {
	x: number,
	y: number,
	z: number,
},
}
```

### Returns

`[SketchGroup]`