Edit in context, selecting geometry for hole wizard

[tmalinski]

In working in my assembly, I'm edditing a plate in context with the assembly to add a c-bored hole. So I "Edit" my part and then select the face of the plate and then start the hole wizard. Now I can see the outline of the tapped hole in the transparent plate below, but I cannot "select it" unless I go to Options and turn on "Allow selection in HLR and shaded modes" Then I have to go back and turn that option off when done because its annoying most of the time. Is there another way to select the tapped hole? Is there a toggle or a macro to turn this option on and off easily?

Tom

Tom Malinski
Sr Design Engineer
OKay Industries
New Britain CT

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

Have you tried recording your own macro?

 

[tmalinski]

Actually I have not, for some reason I was under the impression that Options were not selectable within a macro. But maybe I'm wrong, I will try it.

Tom Malinski
Sr Design Engineer
OKay Industries
New Britain CT

 

[handleman]

Use the macro in thread559-151300, but change

swDisplayEnableSelectionThroughTransparency

to

swEdgesHiddenEdgeSelectionInHLR

 

[brengine]

My personal method, first find the sketch defining the tapped hole locations, Show it, then when Editing your Part/Hole Wizard, create relations to the tapped hole sketch points rather than the edges. You have to remember to Hide that sketch once you're finished.

Ken