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Automatic Hole Centering (Relation Question)
Okay, this is different from my usual stoopid questions, as I *have* already found a solution. But I'm wondering if there's a more elegant approach.
Assume one has a strap 2"x3" in size, and wishes to add a 1/2" hole along the centerline of the strap.
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The only thing is, I'm not sure if two inches is the final width that the strap is going to be. If I define the centerpoint of the hole as being 1 inch from one edge, if I change the width, the hole will no longer be along the centerline.
The figure shows my solution...I add a centerline to the strap using a construction line locked to the midpoints of the two end lines, then define the centerpoint of the hole as being coincident to this line.
Just seems to me that this should be possible without the construction line...like clicking the center point of the hole and the two adjacent sides of the strap, and defining a Relation. Yet can't quite make one work.
Is there a better way?
Ron Wanttaja
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The Hole Wizard is also an option
Ron-
Just like everything in SW, there are a million ways to do everything. The construction line is a nice simple solution.
You can position with dimensions and/or relations to the construction geometry, or with dimensions only without construction lines.
[Tip: run with your relations visible all the time]
But if you need to add a threaded, countersunk or counterbored hole that is parametric, you can also use the 'hole wizard'.
The hole wizard allows you to select the type of hole at the top, CB/CSK/Drill/Threaded/NPT/Legacy and below that the standard,
whether imperial or metric or (many others). Below that you can customize and select parameters like depth and graphical representation.
When you go to the 'Position' tab at the top, it immediately defaults to a 'point' tool; selecting any surface will place a '3-D' sketch of a preview
of the hole you have previously specified. By hitting escape or deselecting the point tool, you can now draw as if you were in a 3-D sketch.
Adding construction geometry, dimensions and relations is possible to locate your hole, all which can be changed later.
I have created a video that demonstrates this with sound (might be a bit quiet)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAspU0N54V0
The link to the file is:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UiG...ew?usp=sharing
-Christian