Hole Tables

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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:

To set options for hole tables in the active document:

  1. Click Tools, Options, Document Properties, Tables.

  2. Set the options under Hole Table, then click OK.

To create a hole table:

  1. Click Hole Table (Table toolbar) or click Insert, Tables, Hole Table.

  2. In the PropertyManager, select a template or anchor.

  3. 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.

  1. 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.

  1. To include additional drawing views in the table, click Next View in the PropertyManager and repeat steps 3 and 4.

  2. Click .

  3. 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.

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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.

  1. In an existing hole table, select a cell in the X LOC, Y LOC, or SIZE column.

  2. Change the values as necessary in the Cell PropertyManager.

To add holes to a table:

  1. Right-click the hole table in the FeatureManager design tree and select Edit Feature.

  2. 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:

  1. Double-click text in a header cell.

  1. Set options in the Note PropertyManager, or edit the text in the cell.

  1. Click OK .

To format hole tags:

  1. Select a tag.

  1. Set options in the Note PropertyManager.

  1. Click OK .

To sort a column in a hole table:

Right-click in a column and select Sort, Ascending or Descending.

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