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From the main menu bar, select
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Select the instances that you want to copy.
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Click mouse button 2 to indicate that you have finished selecting
instances.
Abaqus/CAE
displays the Linear Pattern dialog box.
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From the Linear Pattern dialog box, configure the
pattern in Direction-1 (by default,
Direction-1 is the
X-direction):
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Click the arrows to the right of Number to
increase or decrease the number of copies to create, including the selected
instances. The number of copies in the assembly updates when you click the
arrows and provides a preview of the setting.
Alternatively, you can type in a number and press
Enter to preview the setting. You can enter any number greater
than or equal to 1. If you enter a value of 1,
Abaqus/CAE
displays only the selected instances and does not create any copies of the
selected instances; in effect, you are disabling copies in
Direction-1.
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Enter the Spacing between each copy along the
specified direction.
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By default,
Abaqus/CAE
creates the copies along the X-direction. If you
want to change the direction in which
Abaqus/CAE
creates the copies, click
and select a line from the assembly to define the new
direction. You must pick a straight edge or a datum axis.
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By default,
Abaqus/CAE
creates the copies in the positive direction. Click
to reverse the direction in which
Abaqus/CAE
creates the copies.
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To create copies in a second direction, enter a
Number greater than 1 and specify the
Spacing, the Direction, and the
Flip direction for Direction-2 (by
default, Direction-2 is the
Y-direction). You must enter a
Number greater than 1 for at least one direction.
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In most cases you will want to preview the linear pattern that
Abaqus/CAE
will create as you enter values in the Linear Pattern
dialog box. However, if you choose to create a large number of copies, the
preview capability may impact the performance of
Abaqus/CAE.
In this case you should toggle off the Preview button.
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To copy more instances, repeat the above steps beginning with Step 1.
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