Hole

Calling the command:

The operation Hole creates a set of holes. All holes in a set will be of the same type, size and depth. A set may consist of one or more holes.

For each hole in a set, you specify an attachment point, in the body face where creating the hole. The face hosting the attachment point is called base face of the hole.

Base faces of the holes in one set (that is, holes belonging to the same operation instance) can be same or different, or even belong to different bodies.

A set of holes on several bodies yields a single multi-body operation. To use each body separately in the future, apply Divide operation after creating the holes.

Holes in one set can have different orientation. Hole orientation means orientation of the hole axis in the space and the hole rotation angle about its axis.

The fixing point and orientation of any element in a set can be modified at the operation creation or editing. Any hole can be deleted from a set.

In the model tree, opposite the created Hole operation, its parameters are displayed, for example, Hole_5 [D20; H45].

Hole creation

To create a hole, do the following steps (the order of steps may vary):

1. Select the type and main geometrical parameters of the set of holes to be created;

2. Define attachment points for the holes;

3. Specify the desired hole depth;

4. Modify default axis orientation and rotation angles of the holes (optional);

5. Finish hole creation (use in the automenu or in the parameters window).

Topics in this section:

•Hole Templates

•Selecting Type and Main Geometrical Parameters of Holes

•Hole Attachment Point

•Hole Orientation

•Hole Depth

•Holes Through Multiple Bodies

•Modify Hole Position and Orientation

•Holes Library Configuration

•User Holes Creation

•Edit Hole