CAD tip # 9783:

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Parameters for number of pattern elements (from a given length).

With Inventor's math functions and simple expressions you can generate rectangular patterns (resp. patterns along curves) with the number of elements calculated from the length and pitch (element distance, offset).

Pattern - expression-calculated

An example of a finished IPT part making use of such generated pattern (including the parameter expressions) can be downloaded from the Block library - PocetPrvku.ipt

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