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15-Moonstone
June 3, 2023
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Some parameters of a hole feature are no longer accessible in PTC Creo 9.0.3.0

  • June 3, 2023
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Hi all,

I'm trying to make a custom note for the MBD annotation of a tapped hole pattern.
The note contains the following text

4X &SCREW_SIZE:FID_374 &THREAD_SERIES:FID_374 - &CLASS:FID_374 &Thread_Length:FID_374

where FID_374 is indicating the hole with feature id 374.
It is my intention to replace 4X with something like &HOLE_INSTANCE_COUNT.

My problem is that the parameters THREAD_LENGTH and THREAD_DEPTH no longer seem to be available in PTC Creo 9.0.3.0 (although they are mentioned in the manuals).
The hole pattern feature has apparently no parameters. So how do I access the parameter &HOLE_INSTANCE_COUNT?

If I take a look at the original note

&METRIC_SIZE &THREAD_SERIES - &THREAD_CLASS &STD_HOLE_TYPE &VAR&_THREAD &THREAD_DEPTH
&NUMBER_SIZE DRILL ( &DIAMETER ) &VAR_DEPTH &DRILL_DEPTH &HOLE_INSTANCE_SPACE&HOLE_INSTANCE_HYPHEN_SYMBOL&HOLE_INSTANCE_LEFT_BRACKET&HOLE_INSTANCE_SPACE&HOLE_INSTANCE_COUNT&HOLE_INSTANCE_SPACE&HOLE_INSTANCE_RIGHT_BRACKET&HOLE_INSTANCE_SPACE&HOLE_INSTANCE_LABEL

 

Where do these parameters then come from?

 

 

Best answer by JB_87049

I found the answer to my question in this video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpzO3HqrbO4

3 replies

JB_8704915-MoonstoneAuthor
15-Moonstone
June 4, 2023

After doing some further tests, it seems that &THREAD_DEPTH and &THREAD_LENGTH are only available when a blind depth value is entered. If the option through thread is chosen then the parameters disappear from the list.

JB_8704915-MoonstoneAuthorAnswer
15-Moonstone
June 4, 2023

I found the answer to my question in this video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpzO3HqrbO4

13-Aquamarine
December 11, 2023


This support page also gives some info