Hole tables in drawing documents measure the positions of selected holes from a specified origin datum. The software labels each hole with a tag that corresponds to a row in the table.
Non-circular holes such as rectangles and
slots are recognized as holes. The table lists the X and Y coordinates
of the entities, but you must enter the size.
In addition to the functionality for all tables, you can specify in options and in the Hole Table PropertyManager:
Tags to be alphabetic or numeric
Cells with the same tags to be combined
Cells for holes of the same size to be combined
Precision of hole locations
To set options for hole tables in the active document:
Click Tools, Options, Document Properties, Tables.
Set the options under Hole Table, then click OK.
To create a hole table:
Click Hole Table
(Table toolbar) or click Insert,
Tables, Hole
Table.
In the PropertyManager, select a template or anchor.
In the graphics area, select a vertex to specify the Origin.
You can select an X axis
and Y axis to define a vertex for the datum. You can also drag the origin
datum into position after you place the table.
Select hole edges, or select a model face to include all the holes on the face.
If the drawing view is displayed
in Wireframe
or
Hidden Lines Visible
, you can select non-through holes from the opposite face
to include in the hole table. These holes are labeled FAR
SIDE.
To include additional drawing views in the table, click Next View in the PropertyManager and repeat steps 3 and 4.
Click
.
If you did not select Attach to anchor, click in the graphics area to place the table.
To edit the origin datum:
Select an axis in the graphics area, then click Edit datum definition in the Hole table axis PropertyManager.
- or -
Right-click the hole table in the FeatureManager design tree and select Edit Feature.
To change the tolerances or locating precision of holes:
You can also change the location
precision of the entire table.
In an existing hole table, select a cell in the X LOC, Y LOC, or SIZE column.
Change the values as necessary in the Cell PropertyManager.
To add holes to a table:
Right-click the hole table in the FeatureManager design tree and select Edit Feature.
Click in Edges/Faces, then select the holes in the graphics area.
You may have to click Rebuild
(Standard toolbar)
or Edit, Rebuild
to update the table.
To edit header text:
Double-click text in a header cell.
Set options in the Note PropertyManager, or edit the text in the cell.
Click OK
.
To format hole tags:
Select a tag.
Set options in the Note PropertyManager.
Click OK
.
To sort a column in a hole table:
Right-click in a column and select Sort, Ascending or Descending.