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fdefilippi1-Visitor
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March 30, 2016
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Change hole type in a hole pattern

  • March 30, 2016
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Greetings:

In using Inventor/ Solidedge/ Solidworks if you have a hole in a pattern you can toggle from a  simple drill hole to a c'bore, tapped, c'sink, etc. very simple- very fast- very convenient, does Creo have this ability as I can't do this without deleting the pattern and starting over, which is inconvenient..  sorry very new Creo user.

thank you

Frank

    Best answer by GabrielZaha

    It all depends on the type of hole that was patterned.

    The default option is simple hole with rectangular profile (the buttons highlighted in the attached picture).

    This seems to be the only situation you have to delete the pattern before you redefine the feature. For all other hole types you can redefine the hole (add counter bores and chamfers) without deleting the pattern.

    hole_type.jpg

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    rubenvillarreal14-Alexandrite
    14-Alexandrite
    March 31, 2016

    Frank,

    I don't see the problem, maybe you need to be more specific. Use the hole feature and then use the pattern feature to pattern the holes. Then, BY EDITING THE FIRST INSTANCE you can change the hole type and the patterned holes will update accordingly.

    Check the video.

    Welcome, feel free to ask whatever you want.

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      MartinHanak24-Ruby III
      24-Ruby III
      March 31, 2016

      Hi,

      your problem is related to Dimension pattern. You have to use different pattern type, for example Direction pattern. Please test all pattern types to find out which one is the best one for you.

      MH

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      GabrielZaha14-AlexandriteAnswer
      14-Alexandrite
      March 31, 2016

      It all depends on the type of hole that was patterned.

      The default option is simple hole with rectangular profile (the buttons highlighted in the attached picture).

      This seems to be the only situation you have to delete the pattern before you redefine the feature. For all other hole types you can redefine the hole (add counter bores and chamfers) without deleting the pattern.

      hole_type.jpg

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      dhermosillo15-Moonstone
      15-Moonstone
      May 20, 2016

      Is this the same if the user wants to change to a tapped hole?

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      GabrielZaha14-Alexandrite
      14-Alexandrite
      May 20, 2016

      If the patterned hole was initially created as a standard hole than most likely the answer is yes, otherwise no,

      There are certain limitations depending on the hole type:

      • You can't change from "Simple Hole" to "Standard Hole"
      • For simple holes, you can't change the profile type(Rectangle, standard drilled hole or sketched)
      • For Standard holes - You can't add/remove the taper

      The most flexible seems to be the standard hole without taper. You can:

      • add/remove thread
      • add/remove counter-bore
      • add remove countersink
      • change from drilled to clearance hole

      There may be other scenarios but I hope this is covering the most typical situations.

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