Corrugated pattern

[mprice214]

Hi all,


I'm trying to determine the most efficient method for creating a pattern. What I'm trying to make is similar to a corrugated cardboard box and I'm trying to make the corrugations efficiently so that I can change dimensions easily. As I may have many instances in the pattern (which can change in number)I do not want to draw independently and set lengths/radii equal. Thanks.

 

[Young Version]

I would try a linear pattern or a curve-driven pattern, depending on what the corrugations are based on. Sketch the profile of a single corrugation, extrude it, and select that feature to pattern along either a line or a curve.

You can go back and edit the original sketch to change the dimensions of every instance, and you can edit the pattern feature to display the number of instances.

Hope that helped.