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SolidWorks bug for mirrored tapped hole?

SolidWorks bug for mirrored tapped hole?

SolidWorks bug for mirrored tapped hole?

(OP)
SW2005 SP3.1

1. Create a part with a tapped hole showing cosmetic thread (use hole wizard).
2. Mirror the part.
3. Create a 2D drawing of the mirrored part.
4. Use "Hole Callout" to dimension the tapped hole.

In my case it doesn't work properly. Instead of the description of the tapped hole I get the min diameter.
I use metric dimensions with ANSI standard. In the original part the hole callout works properly.

This has been happening since the Hole Callout was introduced (SW2003). With every new SP or release of SW, I hopped this will be fixed.

RE: SolidWorks bug for mirrored tapped hole?

No advice, just support, it bugs the hell out of me, I just call out the original hole, or input the hole callout manually.

RE: SolidWorks bug for mirrored tapped hole?

(OP)
It is very annoying. One other thing. In my drawing templates I set the height of the tolerances 0.8 of the dimension height. But if I use hole callout for a hole and add the tolerances, they come out with the same height as the dimension. If I use smart dimension for the hole the tolerances come out as expected.

RE: SolidWorks bug for mirrored tapped hole?

Turn it in an see of there is an SPR# already for it, if not get one and then it will get fixed... eventually. Even if there is an SPR# for the more people turn it in the faster it will get fixed.

If you don't turn it in then you can't complain about it.

Regards,

Scott Baugh, CSWP
3DVision Technologies

www.3dvisiontech.com
www.scottjbaugh.com
FAQ731-376
FAQ559-716 - SW Fora Users

RE: SolidWorks bug for mirrored tapped hole?

Mirrors, patterns of patterns, section views all have the same problem. Hole callout uses the geometry and does not insert a quantity or, if it is a tap, the tap size.  Where I work, our users are now discouraged from using these for this very reason. There is an SPR for the second one I mentioned.

Regards,

Regg

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