HOLE WIZARD-THREAD

INTRODUCTION

For the purposes of inserting fastening holes other than straight cylindrical cuts, the Hole Wizard is often the most efficient method

For the purposes of this course, all of your holes will be generated through a Feature and a 2D Sketch containing Points that will locate your holes

HOLE TYPE

The most common Hole Types used in this course are Threaded Holes, Counterbored Holes, and Legacy Holes (Type in dimensions)

STANDARD

When inserting Holes that meet a specific standard, such as a threaded hole, the Standard Dropbox will contain your selection.

For this course, you'll only be using ANSI (Inch or Metric)

HOLE TYPE & SPECIFICATIONS

When inserting a Hole such as a Tapped Hole, you'll need to specify which type, such as a 4-40 etc.

END CONDITION

For the purposes of this course, most holes will be either Blind or Through All

You may customize the dimensions, but this may be advanced

LEGACY HOLE

Unsure of ANSI vs ISO etc.
- Use Legacy Hole to enter Dimensions for some of these commonly used types:
  - Simple Hole - Straight Hole
  - Drilled - Adds a drill point at the bottom
  - Counterbored - Two step drill with a Flat Bore
  - Countersunk - Drill with a taper to the primary Hole
- Select the Type from the dropdown→DBL LMB Values→Type Values→Check-it-Out
Be aware that the End Condition overwrites your Dimension for Depth

POSITION

LMB The Positions Tab

LMB A face to contain the Holes

LMB the location of each hole (This inserts a Point Entity)

Fully Defined Points

NOTE: Lines, construction lines etc. can be used to aid in Fully Defining the Sketch without affecting the Holes inserted

DO NOT CLICK 3D SKETCH UNTIL YOU'RE EXTREMELY PROFICIENT!!!

EDITING HOLE POSITION

The Hole Feature contains two Sketches, the first of which may be edited to alter the position of the holes

DRAWING HOLE CALLOUT

NOTE: Quantities don't always update properly, so you'll have to verify

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