Sketch Pattern not working properly
Sketch Pattern not working properly
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I have an assembly with a stack of 3 layers.
top layer-pattern of extrusions
middle layer-pattern of extrusions
bottom layer-1/4" base plate
The top layer has a pattern of countersunk features 50locs. using the hole wizard.
The middle layer I want to add the threaded holes that will match up with the countersunk holes. I lay my single threaded hole into the middle layer and set the feature scope so I am excluding the bottom layer. The bottom layer should not have any holes in it. :Life is good so far.
I then add a sketch driven pattern and use the countersunk hole sketch to drive the threaded holes, but it plants all of the threaded holes through both of the middle and bottom layers.
Any suggestions?
top layer-pattern of extrusions
middle layer-pattern of extrusions
bottom layer-1/4" base plate
The top layer has a pattern of countersunk features 50locs. using the hole wizard.
The middle layer I want to add the threaded holes that will match up with the countersunk holes. I lay my single threaded hole into the middle layer and set the feature scope so I am excluding the bottom layer. The bottom layer should not have any holes in it. :Life is good so far.
I then add a sketch driven pattern and use the countersunk hole sketch to drive the threaded holes, but it plants all of the threaded holes through both of the middle and bottom layers.
Any suggestions?
Captain Caveman
Almex Industries,Parry Sound ON.Canada\
SW2007,SP 0.0
Intel P4 3.0 Ghz,Quadro FX500,1 Gig Ram






RE: Sketch Pattern not working properly
Chris
SolidWorks 06 4.1/PDMWorks 06
AutoCAD 06
ctopher's home (updated 10-27-06)
RE: Sketch Pattern not working properly
Middle layer is the same.
Bottom layer is one solid plate.
Captain Caveman
Almex Industries,Parry Sound ON.Canada\
SW2007,SP 2.0
Intel P4 3.0 Ghz,Quadro FX500,1 Gig Ram
RE: Sketch Pattern not working properly
Regards,
Scott Baugh, CSWP
www.scottjbaugh.com
FAQ731-376
RE: Sketch Pattern not working properly
Either use the Hole Series for the Top AND middle layer or just use the normal Edit Part and Hole Wizard function for a single layer.
RE: Sketch Pattern not working properly
If you want the holes to go through all parts, then use at the assy level.
Chris
SolidWorks 06 4.1/PDMWorks 06
AutoCAD 06
ctopher's home (updated 10-27-06)
RE: Sketch Pattern not working properly
Regards,
Scott Baugh, CSWP
www.scottjbaugh.com
FAQ731-376
RE: Sketch Pattern not working properly
SW paste:You cannot use hole series on assembly components which are multiple instances of the same part, unless each instance is a separate configuration of the part
I do not want to put the holes in the part as the part is raw mat. used in other assemblies. I should be able to place the holes in the assembly as in manufacturing means.
Tried a linear pattern of the threaded hole and it cut thru the bottom layer as well. The only thing I can see is to add coincident points at every loc. Hope I do not have to do this.
Captain Caveman
Almex Industries,Parry Sound ON.Canada\
SW2007,SP 2.0
Intel P4 3.0 Ghz,Quadro FX500,1 Gig Ram
RE: Sketch Pattern not working properly
Anyways I ended up creating the tapped holes by putting all of the locations in with the driving sketch. More or less I resketched the countersunk features' sketch.
The part that is confusing is that this model is a resized takeover of a similar assembly that was built with SW2006 and the feature tree in the initial model showed the exact same thing that I had, but it seemed to work properly, but not in 2007.
Captain Caveman
Almex Industries,Parry Sound ON.Canada\
SW2007,SP 2.0
Intel P4 3.0 Ghz,Quadro FX500,1 Gig Ram
RE: Sketch Pattern not working properly
He is right in the fact its not used for one layer, however I believe it can be and if you have more then one layer but don't want the hole series to exist there you can suppress it.
Regards,
Scott Baugh, CSWP
www.scottjbaugh.com
FAQ731-376
RE: Sketch Pattern not working properly
Captain Caveman
Almex Industries,Parry Sound ON.Canada\
SW2007,SP 2.0
Intel P4 3.0 Ghz,Quadro FX500,1 Gig Ram