Filters Available for Auto Drilling
The following filters are available:
• Surface—Filters holes based on their start surface. The middle list box contains a list of the existing start surfaces.
• Diameter—Filters holes based on their diameter. The middle list box contains a list of the existing hole diameters.
• Hole Style—Filters holes based on the assigned drilling method. The middle list box contains a list of the existing Hole Strategies.
• Parameters—Filters holes based on the specified parameter value. The middle list box contains a list of all feature parameters associated with Hole and Cosmetic Thread features in the model. When you select a parameter name in the list, the Value text box below will contain a drop-down list of all the currently present values for this parameter. Select the desired operator (for example, "!=") from the drop-down Operator list, and a value from the Value drop-down list to specify a relation. The system displays the resulting relation in the bottom list box.
• Status—Filters holes based on their machining status. If you select Incomplete, displays only those holes that have not been programmed.
• Default—Filters holes based on the machining direction of the coordinate system (equivalent to removing all the selected filters).
If you specify a combination of filters, the system searches for holes that satisfy all of them; that is, if you specify a diameter value and select a surface, the system includes only the holes of the specified diameter that are located on the selected surface.