The sizing matching functionality for Hole Wizard, Hole Series, and
Advanced Hole has improved to match hole sizes when changing from one hole type to another.
In , you can choose between two options for size matching:
- Preserve settings for each Hole Wizard hole
type uses legacy behavior to save settings for each hole type.
For example, if the size setting for tapped holes is M6,
that setting is not affected by the size settings of other hole types. This
behavior was used by SOLIDWORKS version 2015 and earlier releases.
- Transfer settings when changing Hole Wizard Hole
type attempts to match the size settings of the last hole type
used and the size settings available for the new hole type. Matching is done
based on string comparison. This behavior is set by default for all new and
upgrade installations to preserve the existing SOLIDWORKS version 2017 behavior.
- Example 1: If you create a counterbore hole and set
the size at M6, and then create a countersink
hole, the M6 setting carries over to the new
hole type.
- Example 2: If you create a counterbore hole and set
the size at M6, and then change it to a
tapped hole, the M6 setting carries over to
the new hole type setting it to M6x1.0. If
multiple M6 tapped holes are listed (for
example, M6x0.75 and
M6x1.0), the first one listed
(M6x0.75) will be matched.
In , you can also customize size matching using the Name to
Match column. For example, suppose the last hole you created was a
¼” ANSI inch counterbore hole, and in the Name to
Match field you entered ¼” or
M6. If you then switch to creating DIN counterbore holes, and
there is a DIN counterbore hole with M6 in the Name to
Match field, the hole size for DIN counterbore holes is set to
M6.
The Preserve settings for each Hole Wizard hole
type option is only available when using the Hole Wizard. Advanced Hole
and Hole Series use the Transfer settings when changing Hole Wizard Hole
type option at all times.
String matching is based on the following order of precedence:
IHT is an acronym for Initial Hole Type and FHT is an acronym for
Final Hole Type. Special characters are ignored when performing a string in string
match.
| String 1 |
String 2 |
Matching Method |
| Name to Match column (IHT) |
Name to Match column (FHT) |
Exact match, for example ¼” or
M6 matched to ¼” or
M6 |
| Name to Match column (IHT) |
Size Column (FHT) |
Exact match, for example
M6x1.0 matched to
M6x1.0 |
| Name to Match column (IHT) |
Size Column (FHT) |
String in string match, for example
M6x0.75 matched to
M6 |
| Name to Match column (FHT) |
Size Column (IHT) |
String in string match, for example
M6x0.75 matched to
M6 |
| Size column (IHT) |
Size Column (FHT) |
Exact match, for example M6
matched to M6 |
| Size column (IHT) |
Size Column (FHT) |
String in string match, for example
M6 matched to
M6x1 |
| Size column (FHT) |
Size Column (IHT) |
String in string match, for example
M6x1 to M6 |
| Size column (IHT) |
Size Column (IHT) |
Default to initial value, for example
1/8-27 NPSM matched to
#0-80 |