Hole Series
You can use hole series to create a series of holes through the individual
parts of an assembly.
The hole series is an assembly feature which creates hole features in
the components of the assembly. You can create new holes or use existing
holes. A hole series extends through each unsuppressed component in the
assembly that intersects the axis of the hole (the components do not have
to touch). You can specify the end of the hole series under End
Component in the Hole Series (Last
Part) PropertyManager. Unlike other assembly features, the holes
are contained in the individual parts as externally referenced features.
If you edit a hole series within an assembly, the individual parts are
modified.
To create a hole series:
Suppress the components in your assembly that
you do not want to be cut by the hole.
Click Hole Series
(Features toolbar) or Insert,
Assembly Feature, Hole, Hole Series.
The Hole
Position PropertyManager appears.
Select a location, which appears as a sketch point,
on a planar face for the center of the hole series.
Set the PropertyManager options for the hole series
by selecting tabs.
The tabs are always visible and you can select
them in any order.
Hole Position.
Create a new hole or use an existing hole.
First Part.
Middle Parts
Last Parts
Smart Fasteners.
Insert Smart Fasteners into the
hole series. This tab is available only if you install and activate SolidWorks
Toolbox.
Click .
NOTES:
If
you add new components between the start and end components after you
create the hole series, you can choose to include the new components
in the hole series. You must edit the hole series to update it.
The
depth of each hole within each component is measured from the entry face
of the component to the end of the hole in the component. The depth displayed
represents the actual depth of the hole in each component, resulting in
accurate production drawings.
Hole series previews
specify individual components of the hole series. Smart
Fastener components also highlight. For example, when focus is
on the Last Part tab, the last
part highlights in the graphics area.
You cannot use hole
series on assembly components which are multiple instances of the same
part, unless each instance is a separate configuration of the part.
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You cannot edit the parameters of a
hole series hole in an individual part (unless you underive
the feature). However, you can delete or suppress the hole. To edit the
parameters of the hole in context of the assembly, go to the assembly
and edit the hole series.
If you underive
the hole series hole in an individual part it becomes a Hole Wizard hole
with no reference to the assembly.
You
cannot create a hole series feature containing holes that affect different
stacks of components. For example, two separate hole series features are
required to define the holes in this assembly: