wwdaugherty
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Where I work we are creating our own custom hole tables. I am not very familiar with how to do this and have hit a few snags. One of the first basic questions is regarding the callout. I would like to have the 3D annotation to look like ANSI standared for a hole callout. How do you manipulate the carriage return to create a new line under the original one? I also need a memory prompt on how to type in the diameter symbol (phi) using text characters. Since the intoduction of the text symbol palatte, I have forgotten the old techniques for manually entering such characters. Is there a reference handy for creation of text symbols manually?
One of the sticking points is the cosmetic threads. We model all threaded features at the basic diameter. For instance, a .250-20 UNC threaded hole is modeled at a diameter of .250, as is the screw. That is our basic philosopy here. We never intentionally model interferences. Imagine a huge assembly with several hundred fasteners. If you were to do a global interference check,you would have a lot of meaningless info to sort through. Well, I would like to turn off the cosmetic threads globally. I modified our tables to have the tap drill diameter equal the basic diameter. I createdseparate table files for different thread series, so the callouts can accurately reflect thedesired thread.
May I humbly request input from all the lurking hole table experts out there? TIA
One of the sticking points is the cosmetic threads. We model all threaded features at the basic diameter. For instance, a .250-20 UNC threaded hole is modeled at a diameter of .250, as is the screw. That is our basic philosopy here. We never intentionally model interferences. Imagine a huge assembly with several hundred fasteners. If you were to do a global interference check,you would have a lot of meaningless info to sort through. Well, I would like to turn off the cosmetic threads globally. I modified our tables to have the tap drill diameter equal the basic diameter. I createdseparate table files for different thread series, so the callouts can accurately reflect thedesired thread.
May I humbly request input from all the lurking hole table experts out there? TIA