Section 6 : Using Hole Wizard
Section 6 : Using Hole Wizard
Hole wizard is an automated tool that help you place standard-sized holes in the parts.
The Hole Wizard enables you to place holes for many types of screws with normal, loose, or close
fits.
You can create Hole Wizard holes as assembly features in an assembly or as features in individual
parts that are built in the context of an assembly using the series hole functionality.
To create a hole with Hole Wizard, the first step is to pre-select the face where you want to create
a hole. After selecting the face, click on the feature Hole Wizard, shown in figure 6.1.
Figure 6.1 Command Manager
Hole Wizard
Now open the window “Hole Specification”, figure 6.2.
Hole specification
Figure 6.2 Hole specification
Select the type of hole, for example counterbored, countersunk, drilled hole, tapped hole, pipe
tap, or legacy hole, as illustrated in figure 6.3.
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Hole type
Standard
Type
Figure 6.2 Hole specification
For example choose counterbored, the first amongst the types available, then you can set the
standard to be used, such as ANSI (American National Standards Institute) inch, ANSI metric, or
ISO (International Organization for Standardization).
In this case choose ANSI inch.
Then select the type of screw, for example “Socked Head Cap Screw”.
This is not the size of the actual size of the hole but its nominal diameter. For example select #10,
then select the fit of the screw into the hole, such as normal, loose, or close, figure 6.3.
Size
Fit
Show custom sizing
Figure 6.3 Hole specification
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By clicking on “size custom sizing” you will be able to customise the size of the hole.
Figure 6.4 Show custom sizing
Then select the end condition of the hole, for example “Through All”, figure 6.5.
Figure 6.5 End condition and Options
Select “Option” for Head clearance and countersinks or edge breaks. For example, you can edit
and customise the dimension for “near side countersink”.
The second step is to locate the centre of the hole (or holes). For this, click on “positions”, figure
6.6.
Figure 6.6 Positions
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If you click in another point of the surface, a new hole will appears, figure 6.7.
Figure 6.7 Hole Wizard
With the Tool “Smart dimension” in sketch you can localize the hole, for example click on the
centre of the hole and the edge of part, to establish the distance between these two.
Figure 6.8 Hole Position
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Then hit return or click on the green button, to crate the holes.
Figure 6.9 Hole
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