Trying to get holes centered!

[teamtexas]

I'm working on a 3.750 round plate and I want to drill/ cut several shapes through the plate. I need all the holes and shapes to be spaced evenly in a 1.750 ring around the center of the plate. Is there an easy way to do that? I tried using the constraint tool and the center mark, which worked well to keep the holes/shapes .875 from center but they are not spaced evenly from each other.

[stevehuckss396]

Originally Posted by teamtexas I'm working on a 3.750 round plate and I want to drill/ cut several shapes through the plate. I need all the holes and shapes to be spaced evenly in a 1.750 ring around the center of the plate. Is there an easy way to do that? I tried using the constraint tool and the center mark, which worked well to keep the holes/shapes .875 from center but they are not spaced evenly from each other.

Draw the first hole at 12 oclock .875 from center.
Click "Feature" on the top menu bar
Then click "Pattern"
Then click "Circular"

When the box pops up input how many holes total and how many degrees apart. Click the box for "Center" and then click the Z axis and you should be good to go.

[teamtexas]

Ok Steve that worked. What about making several different shapes lay out in a circle without making additional copies of them?