To Create a Clearance Hole
1. Click > . The Hole tab opens.
2. Click
Standard to create a standard hole. The standard hole options are shown, with
Add Tapping selected by default.
3. Click
Add Tapping to clear the tapping option. The
Hole tab layout changes, and
Drilled hole and
Clearance hole are displayed.
Drilled is selected by default.
4. Click
Clearance to select clearance hole.
5. Select a surface on the model on which to place the hole. The selection is highlighted and the default placement Type is set to Linear. This is your placement reference.
| • You can select the placement reference before you select the hole tool. • The default placement Type varies according to the selection of the placement reference. For a surface reference, the default type is Linear. • You can change the hole placement type by selecting the new type from the Type box on the Placement tab. |
6. Drag the offset placement reference handles to the appropriate references to constrain the hole. As you drag each handle, the available references are highlighted as your pointer moves over them. The system automatically snaps the handle to the reference and adds them to the Offset References collector on the Placement tab.
a. Click the Placement tab, click the Hole orientation collector, and select a planar, axial, or linear reference.
b. Select either Parallel or Perpendicular from the list.
8. Select the desired hole chart in the box adjacent to
Thread type. Thread type enables you to select industry-standard hole charts (
ISO,
UNC, or
UNF).
9. Type or select a screw size in the box adjacent to
Screw size.
| If you enter a screw size that is not available in the list, the system selects the closest screw size. You can also drag the hole diameter handle to select a screw size. |
10. Select the required drill depth type from the drill depth type list. By default, the drill depth is set to
To Next, drill up to the next surface.
11. To add countersink to the hole:
a. Click
Countersink on the
Hole tab.
b. To define the countersink diameter or angle, click the Shape tab and type or select a new countersink diameter or countersink angle in the corresponding boxes.
12. To add counterbore to the hole:
a. Click
Counterbore on the
Hole tab.
b. To define the counterbore diameter or depth, click the Shape tab and type or select a new counterbore diameter or counterbore depth in the corresponding boxes.
13. To ensure that the entire top of the hole intersects the outside of the solid geometry, on the
Shape tab, make sure that the
Top Clearance check box is selected.
14. To select the bodies from which geometry is removed, click the Body Options tab and select an option:
◦ To cut geometry from all the bodies that the feature passes through, select All.
◦ To cut geometry from selected bodies:
1. Select Selected.
2. Click the body collector, and then select bodies from which to cut geometry.
15. Click
OK.