HoleWizard Tap Drill Depth

[btcoutermash]

All,
We have had some complaints from our vendors, that the tap drill depths in SW are not deep enough on blind holes. Would anyone know what file controls this action? I know in the HW window, I can manually change it, but we have been asked if as a whole we can make these depths 2X the thread dia past the tap depth.

Thank You
Brad

 

[JMirisola]

Do a search for Holewzd.idx under Programs/SolidWorks. I believe this is the file you need, but good luck editing it.

Jeff Mirisola, CSWP
CAD Administrator
SW '07 SP1.0, Dell M90, Intel 2 Duo Core, 2GB RAM, nVidia 2500M

http://designsmarter.typepad.com/jeffs_blog

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

http://www.scottjbaugh.com/Tips_Tricks/Data_Options.htm

Also do a search at

http://www.eng-tips.com/search.cfm?pid=559

using custom hole wizard as the criteria.

 

[btcoutermash]

I am well versed in the creation of "Custom Holewizard" profiles, but no where have I seen in there the information for tap drill depths. Thats what I am really after. How SW calculates them and if there is a way we change change that.

 

[SBaugh]

Tap drill depths are controlled by a hard coded into SW using the data of "Blind (2*Dia)". That cannot be changed since its hard coded into SW. You will have to adjust it manually each time... As far as I can tell.

I have had people ask this before and I have never found away of controlling this yet, but that's because its hard coded into the software I believe.

Regards,

Scott Baugh, CSWP

http://www.scottjbaugh.com

faq731-376

 

[tes1]

I've had the same issues. What I did was create a set of "favorites" to use in the hole wizard a needed. You only have to create them once.

Mike Eckstein