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Hole Wizard Changes Settings

Hole Wizard Changes Settings

Hole Wizard Changes Settings

(OP)
Hi All,

Does anyone have issues with hole wizard altering their holes seemingly at random?

I am using SW Premium 2011 SP 5.  To replicate (and to describe the problem) I have done the following:

•    Create Hollow cylindrical part 1.265" OD x 1.1 ID
•    Create second cylindrical part 1.1 OD
•    Create assembly and place the cylindrical parts concentric to each other and aligned (using datums/faces) to fully constrain both parts
•    Create multiple configurations
•    Insert Assembly Feature->Hole Wizard
o    Hole Type = Straight Tap
o    Standard = ANSI Inch
o    Type = Bottoming Tap
o    Hole Specification:
o    Size = 8-32
o    Configurations = All Configurations
o    End Condition = blind
o    Automatically Calculate Blind Hole Depth = Off
o    Hole Depth = .250
o    Thread = blind
o    Automatically calculate thread depth = Off
o    Thread depth = .200
o    Cosmetic Thread = Yes
o    With Thread Callout = Yes
o    Thread Class =Yes, 2B
o    Near Side Countersink = 2.0 x 90 Deg
o    Feature Scope = Selected Components = Both Cylinders selected
o    OK to generate Hole
•    Hole Generates properly
•    Save assembly
•    Change Configuration
•    SURPRISE – hole wizard settings have changed – hole is now
o    Depth = Blind = 0.294
•    Change hole settings back to original desired setting
•    Save
•    Close assembly
•    Close all parts
•    Close Solidworks
•    Open Solidworks
•    Open Assembly
•    SURPRISE – hole wizard settings have changed – hole is now
o    Depth = Blind = 0.294

Also having problems with a 9/16-18 tapped hole, automatically alters the hole to .4531 diameter (not standard), and changes depth.  It seems everytime it re-calculates it goes back to a set of default type values (sometimes which are not even standard or related to the hole), Which means every time I open, or Change the configuration I have to fix a bunch of mistakes.

Has anyone else seen this and know of a solution?

Thanks,

RE: Hole Wizard Changes Settings

(OP)
Solution (kinda):

1. Delete problem features
2. Re-build problem features

Issue disappears as magically as it appeared.
 

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