Hi Fred,
In my early days with ProE (starting at R14) I considered Hole a feature poor subset of Cut for the lack of control and dimensioning references. However we do not do much requiring tapped holes so the extras you could do with hole were of little benefit. Over the years I have moved to using whichever of Hole or Cut seems more applicable. Multiple clearance holes I mostly use Cut and feature rich holes I mostly use Hole.
With this in mind I suggest for machine assembly that you consider Top Down Design and the use of Skeletons. I would imagine I would have axes in the skeleton that are used to align all the mating holes and to which the bolts/screws are assembled (means if any parts are suppressed or rolled back everything else stays in place). I would use Publish Geom in the Skeleton to group the alignment features and Copy Geom in the parts to import that alignment and then make holes on these copied axes. Making the holes then becomes very easy as you are picking axes as your reference for making collinear holes rather than having to dimension each one from two faces. The added bonus is that the Skeleton controls the fastening positions and everything always lines up.
Hope this helps.
Regards, Brent Drysdale
Regards, Brent Drysdale
Mechanical Designer
Tait Electronics Ltd (www.taitworld.com)
New Zealand
Ph. +64 3 358 1093
Fred Renner wrote
{ margin: 0; }Dear Users,
When using the hole tool, is there a way to make multiple holes in the one feature? I like the hole tool's ability to make countersinks, counterbores etc. automatically, but there doesn't seem to be much convenience to it if you can't make multiple holes in one feature. I would like to be able to make groups of holes related to each other for the purpose of a mating part in an assembly.
Thanks,
Fred
Fred Renner
Designer/Drafter
Applied Engineering, Inc.
3300 Fiechtner Drive
Fargo, ND 58102
Tel: 701-281-1884
Fax: 701-281-1322
Email: -
Web: ae-solutions.com
In my early days with ProE (starting at R14) I considered Hole a feature poor subset of Cut for the lack of control and dimensioning references. However we do not do much requiring tapped holes so the extras you could do with hole were of little benefit. Over the years I have moved to using whichever of Hole or Cut seems more applicable. Multiple clearance holes I mostly use Cut and feature rich holes I mostly use Hole.
With this in mind I suggest for machine assembly that you consider Top Down Design and the use of Skeletons. I would imagine I would have axes in the skeleton that are used to align all the mating holes and to which the bolts/screws are assembled (means if any parts are suppressed or rolled back everything else stays in place). I would use Publish Geom in the Skeleton to group the alignment features and Copy Geom in the parts to import that alignment and then make holes on these copied axes. Making the holes then becomes very easy as you are picking axes as your reference for making collinear holes rather than having to dimension each one from two faces. The added bonus is that the Skeleton controls the fastening positions and everything always lines up.
Hope this helps.
Regards, Brent Drysdale
Regards, Brent Drysdale
Mechanical Designer
Tait Electronics Ltd (www.taitworld.com)
New Zealand
Ph. +64 3 358 1093
Fred Renner wrote
{ margin: 0; }Dear Users, When using the hole tool, is there a way to make multiple holes in the one feature? I like the hole tool's ability to make countersinks, counterbores etc. automatically, but there doesn't seem to be much convenience to it if you can't make multiple holes in one feature. I would like to be able to make groups of holes related to each other for the purpose of a mating part in an assembly.
Thanks,
Fred
Fred Renner
Designer/Drafter
Applied Engineering, Inc.
3300 Fiechtner Drive
Fargo, ND 58102
Tel: 701-281-1884
Fax: 701-281-1322
Email: -
Web: ae-solutions.com
