You can use the Hole Wizard to create customized holes of various types. How do I activate hole wizard in Solidworks? 15 Can you copy features in SolidWorks?.14 How do you duplicate a file in SolidWorks?.12 Which tool would you use to cut a hole through the object?.11 What do you call the hole a bolt screws into?.9 How many threads are only partially formed in a hole cut with a bottoming tap?.7 How do you tap multiple holes in Solidworks?.4 What is the difference between tapped hole and bottoming tapped hole?.3 What is the function of hole Wizard in Solidworks?.2 What is hole Wizard and how it is used in Solidworks?.1 How do I activate hole wizard in Solidworks?.Items in capital letters & enclosed in braces, are SolidWorks symbol names, they have the form. Hole Wizard variables are in lower case letters & are enclosed in braces, they have the form. I almost forgot! If you scroll all the way to the bottom of the calloutformat file you will find all the Variables and their Descriptions. Clicking Callout Variables will bring up the list. You can manually type the Variable or choose from a pull-down list. Click on the Hole Callout Annotation and in the Property Manager under Dimension Text, BAM there it is. However, this is specific to the drawing. You can view and change the hole callout Variables in the drawing as well. These changes will now apply to any drawing you create moving forward. Rather than the description and class ¼-20 UNC ( ), I will change it to just the size ¼-20 (). I will also change the Tapped hole callout. I will change the counterbore symbol () to read C’BORE, the counterbore depth symbol () to read DEPTH. I will change the hole callout for the counterbore. You will also need to exit out of SOLIDWORKS before making the changes. You must have Admin rights to make these changes. The drawing now has the callout and if you edit the Hole Wizard feature in the model, the callout updates automatically. To place a hole callout on your drawing, click Hole callout and select the hole. With each option you have different Variables.ĭepending on what your options are will determine what will show up on the drawing. It also breaks it down by Hole Types with the different options to choose from. The text file will break it down into Standards (ANSI INCH, ANSI METRIC, BSI, DIN and so on and so forth).
Once you understand it, you should be good to go. It can look intimidating (like Global Variables when I first started working with them). If you wanted to use the second file, you would have the rename the files. SOLIDWORKS uses the first file as the active file. The first file is calloutformat.txt and a second file, calloutformat_2.txt which is a simplified version. The default format file for the Hole Wizard types is located here: That way you do not have to manually enter the quantity. I always use the Hole Wizard, even if it is just a hole. Such as description, diameter size, depth, quantity.
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Understanding the symbol code ( = Ø) and Variables ( = Diameter, is the hard part.įirst, what is a Hole Callout? Hole Callout is information from the Hole Wizard or circular extrude cut.