hole vs hole wizard vs constrained circle
hole vs hole wizard vs constrained circle
(OP)
Anyone have any rules of thumb regarding how you determine whether you will use
hole or hole wizard or constrained circle/cut extrude when putting in a hole featue.
Additionally....
When I use the hole wizard I usually create a sketch of points and constrain/dimension them. Then I use these points to place the hole wizard holes. Is there a "better" way that I don't know about.
Hoping for some interesting answers!
Thanks,
DG
hole or hole wizard or constrained circle/cut extrude when putting in a hole featue.
Additionally....
When I use the hole wizard I usually create a sketch of points and constrain/dimension them. Then I use these points to place the hole wizard holes. Is there a "better" way that I don't know about.
Hoping for some interesting answers!
Thanks,
DG






RE: hole vs hole wizard vs constrained circle
One frustration I've had with the hole wizard is that the position point sketch is a 3D sketch. This eliminates some constraint options (most notably symmetry). This is what sometimes forces me to create a layout sketch in advance.
RE: hole vs hole wizard vs constrained circle
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RE: hole vs hole wizard vs constrained circle
If you don't pick the face or plane first, and pick HW first, it will go into 3D sketch (Like your describing Tick). HW isn't smart enough to know what you want to do unless you pick or don't pick a face or plane to start with.
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Scott Baugh, CSWP

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RE: hole vs hole wizard vs constrained circle
Do you guys use the hole feature(not Hole wizard) or do you use constrained circle/extruded cut?
Scott,
I didn't realize you could insert the sketch when it asked you to select the points. Thanks for pointing this out.
Is this different from creating the sketch on the plane of interest first, and then just selecting points when asked via the HW?
Thanks,
DG
RE: hole vs hole wizard vs constrained circle
I use cut-extrude sketches for singular holes, or holes that do not have a defined pattern.
I do not use Hole Feature. Also related, when I work on hydraulic manifolds I use Library features for the cavities.
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RE: hole vs hole wizard vs constrained circle
I personally used to use just the cut-extrude for most part when making holes (old school I guess), but the HW is much better for use in drawings, because if the hole changes (such as a tapped hole thread class) the Hole callout will update all the info accordingly unlike a regular dimension of a hole.
I hope that made some sense?
Regards
Scott Baugh, CSWP

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http://www.scottjbaugh.com
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RE: hole vs hole wizard vs constrained circle
RE: hole vs hole wizard vs constrained circle