fill pattern sucks!

is it just me or does anybody else also think that the fill pattern feature
sucks?

when selecting a face to pattern on it with internal boundary (void
island/pocket), this feature just ignores the internal boundary, and
overrides it with instances without respecting the "margins distance"
setting!

 

is it just me or does anybody else also think that the fill pattern

That indeed both sucks and is inconsistent. However, there is an easy
workaround: create a sketch on the face, select the edges of your pockets
and click convert entities. Then edit the Fill Pattern and add the sketch to
the Fill Boundary selection box and voilá, problem solved.

Hope this helps!

-h-

 

it helps! thanks Heikki.