About the Hole Feature User Interface
The
Hole tab consists of commands, tabs, and shortcut menus. Click
Model >
Hole to open the
Hole tab.
Commands
• 
Simple hole—Displays the simple hole options.
◦ —Uses a predefined rectangle as the drill hole profile.
▪ 
—Switches lightweight hole geometry representation on or off.
◦ 
—Uses a standard hole profile as the drill hole profile.
▪ Hole measurement method
▪ 
—Measures depth to the end of the shoulder.
▪ 
—Measures depth to the tip of the hole.
▪ 
—Adds a countersink.
▪ 
—Adds a counterbore.
◦ 
—Uses a sketch to define the drill hole profile.
▪ 
—Opens an existing sketched profile.
▪ 
—Opens Sketcher to create a profile.
◦ 
box—Sets the hole diameter when
rectangular profile or
standard profile are selected.
◦ Side 1 depth options when
rectangular profile or
standard profile are selected:
▪ 
Blind—Sets depth from the placement reference to a specified depth value.
▪ Depth box—Sets the depth value.
▪ 
Symmetric—Sets half the depth value on each side of the placement reference.
▪ Depth box—Sets the depth value.
▪ 
To Next—Sets the depth to the next surface of a solid.
|  This option is not available in Assembly mode. |
▪ 
Through All—Sets the depth through all surfaces.
▪ 
Through Until—Sets the depth to the selected surface.
▪ Surface collector—Displays the surface that sets the hole depth.
| This option is not available in Assembly mode. |
▪ 
To Selected—Sets the depth to the selected point, curve, plane, or surface.
▪ Surface collector—Displays the point, curve, plane, or surface that sets the hole depth.
• 
Standard hole—Displays the standard hole options.
◦ 
—Adds tapping to the hole.
▪ 
—Creates a tapered hole.
◦ —Create a drilled hole.
◦ 
—Create a clearance hole.
◦ 
—Sets the thread type
◦ 
—Sets the screw size.
◦ Depth options box—Displays the same options as those listed above.
◦ Hole measurement method
▪ —Measures depth to the end of the shoulder.
▪ —Measures depth to the tip of the hole.
◦ —Adds a countersink.
◦ —Adds a counterbore.
Tabs
• Placement
◦ Placement collector—Displays the primary placement reference.
▪ Flip—Reverses placement direction.
| Flip is available only for Simple and Standard holes that use the Blind, To Next, or Through All depth options. |
◦ Type box—Placement type is context sensitive based on the references selected:
▪ Linear—Two linear dimensions. This type is available when you reference a planar, cylindrical, or conical solid surface or a datum plane. You can also create a linear hole by referencing a datum axis or the axis of an existing hole if the axis is normal to the primary placement reference of the new hole.
▪ Radial—A linear and an angular dimension. This type is available when you reference a planar, cylindrical, or conical solid surface or a datum plane.
▪ Diameter—Rotate the hole around a diameter reference. This placement type uses an axis in addition to linear and angular dimensions. This type is available when you reference a planar solid surface or a datum plane.
▪ Coaxial—A linear and axial reference. This type is available when you reference a surface, datum plane, or axis.
| Offset placement reference handles are not available when using this placement type. |
▪ On Point—A datum point located on or offset from a surface. This placement type is available when you reference a datum point.
◦ Offset References table—Displays the offset placement reference information. This table is not available if the primary placement reference is a datum point. The table contains the following items:
▪ Offset references collector
▪ Reference type:
▪ Offset—Offsets the hole from the secondary reference. This option is displayed if you select the Linear primary placement reference and a secondary placement reference.
▪ Align—Aligns the hole center to the secondary reference. This option is displayed if you select the Linear primary placement reference.
▪ Angle—Uses the secondary reference to determine the hole angle. This option is displayed if you select the Radial or Diameter primary placement reference type and a secondary reference (not including an axis).
▪ Radius—Uses the secondary reference to determine the hole radius. This option is displayed if you select the Radial primary placement reference and select an axis as the secondary reference.
▪ Diameter—Uses the secondary reference to determine the hole diameter. This option is displayed if you select the Diameter primary reference and an axis as a secondary reference.
▪ Reference value box—Controls the secondary placement reference. Type new value or select a recently-used value from the list.
◦ Hole orientation collector—Displays a planar, axial, or linear reference to optionally define the orientation of the hole.
▪ Hole orientation options—Sets whether the hole is parallel to or perpendicular to the orientation reference. When the orientation reference is planar, the hole can only be perpendicular to the hole orientation reference.
◦ Dimension orientation reference collector—Available for Linear holes when the axis of a hole or a datum axis that is normal to the primary reference is selected as the secondary reference.
• Shape
The Shape tab defines hole geometry and illustrates it. Some of the options are context sensitive according to the hole type.
◦ Simple (straight) holes:
▪ Predefined rectangle profile:
▪ Side 2 depth options box—Sets the depth options for Side 2. Displays the same options as those listed above.
▪ Side 1 depth options box—Sets the depth option for Side 1. Displays the same options as those listed above.
▪ Standard hole profile:
▪ When the
Blind depth option is selected:
▪ Drill point angle box—Controls the angle of the drill point for
Blind standard hole profiles.
▪ Hole measurement method:
▪ Shoulder—Measures depth to the end of the shoulder.
▪ Tip—Measures depth to the tip of the hole.
▪ When
countersink is selected:
▪ Countersink angle box—Sets a value for the countersink angle.
▪ Countersink diameter box—Sets a value for the countersink diameter.
▪ When
counterbore is selected:
▪ Counterbore depth box—Sets a value for the counterbore depth.
▪ Counterbore diameter box—Sets a value for the counterbore diameter.
▪ When
Through All is selected:
▪ Exit Countersink check box—Adds countersink drilling at the bottom of the hole and if the hole exit surface is parallel to the primary placement reference surface. This check box is not available in Assembly mode.
▪ —Sets the diameter.
◦ Sketched (straight) holes—Displays only the sketch geometry in an embedded window.
◦ Standard holes
▪ Tapped hole:
▪ Thru Thread—Taps threads through all surfaces. Available for
Through All. Not available for the Blind and To Next depth options, or in Assembly mode.
▪ Blind—Taps threads to a specified depth.
▪ Include thread surface check box—Creates a thread surface to represent the internal threads of the Standard hole.
▪ When
Blind is selected:
▪ Drill point angle box—Controls the angle of the drill point for
Blind standard profile holes.
▪ Clearance (non tapped) hole:
Click
to turn off the tap option. Holes using the Blind depth option must be tapped. The following options are provided:
▪ Fit box—Defines the hole clearance diameter:
▪ Close Fit—Creates a fit intended for the accurate location of parts which must assemble without perceptible play.
▪ Medium Fit—Creates a fit suitable for ordinary steel parts or for shrink fits on light sections. The medium fit is the tightest fit that can be used with high-grade cast iron external members. This option is available only if you select the ISO thread type from the Thread Type box on the Hole tab.
▪ Free Fit—Creates a fit intended for use where accuracy is not essential, where large temperature variations are likely to be encountered, or both.
▪ —This box is available when you select certain screw sizes from the
box.
▪ The Standard hole contains a
countersink:
▪ Countersink angle box—Sets a value for the countersink angle.
▪ Countersink diameter box—Sets a value for the countersink diameter.
▪ The Standard hole contains a
counterbore:
▪ Counterbore depth box—Sets a value for the counterbore depth.
▪ Counterbore diameter box—Sets a value for the counterbore diameter.
▪ When
Through All is selected:
▪ Exit Countersink check box—Adds countersink drilling at the bottom of the hole and if the hole exit surface is parallel to the primary placement reference surface. This check box is not available in Assembly mode.
◦ Top Clearance check box—Ensures that the entire top of the hole intersects the outside of the solid geometry. The top of the hole feature extends outward using a cylinder with a diameter equal to the top of the hole, including a counterbore or countersink, and removes material so that the top of the hole is not fully or partially buried.
• Intersect
This tab is available only in Assembly mode. Refer to the Assembly documentation for more information.
• Note
Displays thread notes for Standard holes. Available only if
Standard is selected.
Add a note check box—Creates a note.
Reset—Restores the default note created during initial feature creation.
Thread notes are also displayed in the Model Tree and in the graphics window after you create the hole. To view the notes, in the Model Tree, click
>
Tree Filters. The
Model Tree Items dialog box opens. Under
Display, select the
Annotations check box and click
OK.
• Properties
◦ Name box—Sets a name for an extrude feature.
◦ 
—Displays detailed component information in a browser.
◦ Parameters table—Displays a customized hole chart data. To modify parameter names and values, modify the hole chart file. This table is available only for Standard holes. The Parameters table contains the following items:
▪ Name—Contains the name of each customized column in the hole chart file.
▪ Value—Contains the value associated with the corresponding Name column.
Shortcut Menus
• Right-click the graphics window any place except over a handle to access shortcut menu commands:
◦ Placement Reference Collector—Activates the Placement reference collector.
◦ Offset References Collector—Activates the Offset References collector.
◦ Dimension Orientation reference Collector—Activates the Dimension orientation reference collector. This option is available only if you select Linear as the placement type and an axis of a hole or a datum axis that is normal to the primary reference as the secondary reference.
◦ Hole orientation—Activates the Hole orientation collector.
◦ Flip—Reverses the placement direction of the hole. Flip is available only for Simple and Standard holes that use the Blind, To Next, or Through All depth option.
◦ Clear—Clears the active collector.
◦ Depth1 Reference Collector—Activates the first direction (side 1) Depth Reference collector. This command is available only for Simple holes that use the Through Until or To Selected depth option.
◦ Depth2 Reference Collector—Activates the second direction (side 2) Depth Reference collector. This command is available only for 2-sided Simple holes that use the Through Until or To Selected depth option from the Side 2 depth options box.
◦ Depth Reference Collector—Activates the Depth Reference collector. This command is available only for Standard holes that use the Through Until or To Selected depth option.
◦ Intersecting Components Collector—Activates the Intersecting Component collector. This command is available only in Assembly mode and Automatic Update is cleared.
◦ Top Clearance—Ensures that the entire top of the hole intersects the outside of the solid geometry. The top of the hole feature extends outward using a cylinder with a diameter equal to the top of the hole, including a counterbore or countersink, and removes material so that the top of the hole is not fully or partially buried.
• Right-click a depth handle to access depth options. These commands are not available for Sketched holes.
| For 1-sided Simple holes, a shortcut menu command drills the hole in the first direction (Side 1). For 2-sided Simple holes, you must place your pointer over the Side 2 depth handle, right-click and use a shortcut menu command to drill the hole in the second direction (Side 2). |
• Right-click a secondary placement reference handle to access the placement options.
• Right-click a collector that contains a reference to access the following shortcut menu commands:
◦ Remove—Removes the selected reference or the reference indicator from the active collector.
◦ Remove All—Removes all references from the active collector.
◦ Information—Opens the INFORMATION WINDOW to display detailed reference information pertaining to the selected reference in the collector.