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Pattern a hole along a curve but normal to a plane

atw257

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I want to pattern an extruded hole along a curve so that my arc length is constant between each hole, but I want to do it in such a way that the extruded hole stays normal to a certain plane. Is this even possible to do with the pattern feature?
 
follow steps introduced by attached file(WF 4.0 format)
 

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Thank you. That is exactly what I was looking for. I'm still having trouble trying to accomplish what I set out to do though. I want to create holes in a 2:1 head and I want to pattern these holes in such a way that the arc length between the center of each hole is the same both radially and circumstantially. I also want all the holes to be normal to the same plane. Any thoughts on how I might accomplish this?
 
I actually think I have accomplished what i wanted using a fill pattern and constraining it to a surface.
 

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