Elements of the Hole Wizard

There are a number of elements and features that are unique to the Hole Wizard or are a product of its capabilities. These items will be discussed in the following sections including Preferences, Document Control dialog, Hole Wizard dialog and Point Creation palette.

Preferences

The Hole Wizard introduces an addition to the Preferences dialog Machining Prefs tab. Included in the Hole Wizard section are Hole Data, Tap Table and Bolt Table. These items constitute the Hole Wizard's Knowledge Base. Default data is entered in these dialogs but you may change them as you see fit. See the Preferences section starting on page 39 for more information on the Knowledge Base data.

Hole Wizard Dialog

The Hole Wizard is a single dialog that has four steps to completion. Navigation through the Wizard is aided by the action buttons at the bottom of the dialog.

Hole Wizard Checker:

The checker is a dialog that is first accessible from Step Two. It is a utility that will compare the tools needed to complete an operation against your tool list. It makes sure the specified tools are in your tool list and will alert you when a tool is missing. It also checks the parameters of the hole being made for errors, such as negative values.

Navigation Buttons

Navigation buttons help you to move through the Hole Wizard.

Cancel

This button will close the Hole Wizard. Any changes you have made will not be saved and no Holes processes will be created.

Finish

This button will become active at any point at which the dialog has sufficient data to define a Holes process. Clicking this button will create one or more processes.

Back

This button will bring you to the previous step. This will allow you to make any needed modifications.

Next

The Next button becomes available once the needed data for the current step has been supplied. Clicking the Next button will advance you to the next step.

Point Creation with the Hole Wizard

Wizard button:

This button replaces the Return button when creating points in Step 3 of the Hole Wizard. This button will appear in the point creation palette instead of the standard Return button. Pressing this button will return to the Hole Wizard.