Cut Hole vs. Hole Wizard
Cut Hole vs. Hole Wizard
(OP)
Hello,
I believe it is more efficient(reduces file size; 1 sketch instead of 2) to use a cut feature vs. the hole wizard in Solidworks for simple holes. Are there any advantages to use the hole wizard for these?
Thanks,
-renasis
I believe it is more efficient(reduces file size; 1 sketch instead of 2) to use a cut feature vs. the hole wizard in Solidworks for simple holes. Are there any advantages to use the hole wizard for these?
Thanks,
-renasis






RE: Cut Hole vs. Hole Wizard
Matt Lorono
CAD Engineer/ECN Analyst
Silicon Valley, CA
Lorono's SolidWorks Resources
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RE: Cut Hole vs. Hole Wizard
1) Switching the type of hole (clearance, tapped, C'bore, C'sink, etc).
2) The holes created to be used as a feature pattern.
3) Automatic Cosmetic Thread creation for tapped holes.
... and probably other reasons.
RE: Cut Hole vs. Hole Wizard
Dan
www.eltronresearch.com
Dan's Blog
RE: Cut Hole vs. Hole Wizard
Automatic screw clearance hole sizing by picking fastener is one HW advantage.
Multiple instances of a hole can be created by placing points in a sketch rather than sketching circles and adding "Equal" constraint.
Hardware can be added to HW holes by adding first fastener and using feature driven component pattern.
Blind holes have drill angle at bottom instead of flat bottom.
Automatic cosmetic thread creation for tapped holes.
Feature is named as a hole rather than "Cut-ExtrudeXX" in feature tree.
There's a few.
-handleman, CSWP (The new, easy test)
RE: Cut Hole vs. Hole Wizard
-handleman, CSWP (The new, easy test)
RE: Cut Hole vs. Hole Wizard
One of the "probable other" reasons that CBL mentions; is that if you pass the model into a CAM package that has automatic feature recognition, it will regard all cut-holes as circular pockets and try to interpolate them whatever their diameter or aspect ratio, and so will require manual intervention and data entry, whereas most systems will use the HW callout information to drill/tap or whatever, much more efficient!
RE: Cut Hole vs. Hole Wizard
-Dustin
Professional Engineer
Certified SolidWorks Professional
Certified COSMOSWorks Designer Specialist
Certified SolidWorks Advanced Sheet Metal Specialist
RE: Cut Hole vs. Hole Wizard
Deepak Gupta
SW2009 SP3.0
SW2007 SP5.0
MathCAD 14.0