Locating Holes
Locating Holes
(OP)
SW newbie coming from an 2D AutoCAD background, I find it awkward to locate holes with the Hole Wizard or Simple Holes tools. I'm used to drawing (temporary) lines, then drawing circles at the intersections of the lines.
A good example of this would be when I'd like to have bolt holes to secure diagonal bracing of a structure. Centerlines on the vertical and diagonal would let me easily drop holes in the correct places if I could pick the intersection of the two centerlines.
What is standard procedure for accurately locating holes? Do you just pick in the general vicinity of the desired location and then dimension it?
A good example of this would be when I'd like to have bolt holes to secure diagonal bracing of a structure. Centerlines on the vertical and diagonal would let me easily drop holes in the correct places if I could pick the intersection of the two centerlines.
What is standard procedure for accurately locating holes? Do you just pick in the general vicinity of the desired location and then dimension it?






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In my work, horizontal and vertical sketch constraints are a gamble, since we must model components "in position", which is often skewed or subject to reorientation by customer.
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RE: Locating Holes
There is nothing to stop you from drawing contruction lines in your hole sketch. You can apply dimensions to the contruction lines and all the other sketch constraints. You can attach the hole points to the lines.
All this simplifies you model, and clearly expresses design intent.
JHG
RE: Locating Holes
The 3d sketch is just there for putting points on non planar faces though you can use it for both. If they would beef up it's capabilities, there would be no more use for the 2d sketch in the hole wizard.
Jason Capriotti
Smith & Nephew, Inc.