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Add custom tap size to hole wizard

Add custom tap size to hole wizard

Add custom tap size to hole wizard

(OP)
Does anyone know how I can add a M12 x 1.0 tap size to the hole wizard and have the hole callout on the drawing show M12 x 1.0 ?  SW2010

RE: Add custom tap size to hole wizard

In SW help: look up Toolbox and how to make a custom standard.  You'll need to associate your thread with a piece of hardware.  However, I'm still not clear on the relationship between threads and hardware.  

Matt Lorono
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RE: Add custom tap size to hole wizard

(OP)
I'm not finding any help in the help.  I believe this is functionality that used to be there and is now gone?  (Someone I worked with at my last job was able to do this on an older version of SW).  My VAR said to submit an enhancement request but I was hoping someone out there had a solution or work around.  This has to be a common problem that SHOULD have an easy solution.  I know that I'm not the only person trying to put a tapped hole for an M12 prox in a plate.

RE: Add custom tap size to hole wizard

Unfortunately it seems like you're right.  We used to have control over customizing the hole wizard (a quick tutorial here: http://www.vimeo.com/686269), but now it seems that all we can do is select which hole types we want to display.  An ER is probably in order.

Dan

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RE: Add custom tap size to hole wizard

The trick is in noticing the inconspicuously tiny Copy Standard icon (two overlapping folders) which appears in the top left corner of the graphics area, only after selecting a standard.

RE: Add custom tap size to hole wizard

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Thanks a lot!  I'll give it a try...

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