In the 2015 version of Solidworks, it is possible to repeat components according to a very practical pattern,
I'm looking to do a component repetition while having the possibility to modify the configurations of the different instances;
Indeed, I have to repeat tubes of different diameters but I have to keep a constant gap between these different tubes. It is possible to change the configuration of the instances once the function has been validated, but the deviation is no longer the right one.
Knowing that I have 400 tubes to place if anyone has a solution, it will help me a lot
Hello, I think it's the "Reference Point" option (when creating or editing a curve or sketch driven pattern)
which will solve the problem: you have to choose the origin of the component, having taken care to create the tube centered on the origin.
Otherwise, a more pragmatic solution: we create the repeat, then we delete it, then we use the totally constrain the sketch function which will add as many dimensions as necessary, then we create the part family by adding all these dimensions. From the part family, the diameter of the tubes can be known in relation to their configuration name, to create a formula for spacing. A bit laborious but it works...