Creating Hole Standards

You can create new hole standards by using existing standards files.

Before you begin:

You must have administrator rights to access and modify hole standards.

See Also
Creating a Hole
About User Defined Hole Standards
In the Knowledge Base
About using hole and thread standards
  1. Select Me > Preferences > Standards.
    The Standard Definition dialog box appears.
  2. In the Category list, select a hole type.
  3. In the File list, select a standard defined for the hole.

    The following standards files are available under the CounterBoredHole category.

    • Metric_Cap_Screws.xml
    • Socket_Head_Cap_Screws.xml

  4. Expand the parent node.
    The Units and Values nodes appear.
  5. Optional: Configure units for the hole standard.
    1. Expand the Units node.
    2. Click the required node and configure the corresponding unit.
  6. Configure the values for the hole standard.
    • Create an instance.
      1. Click the Values node and click Create Instance.

        The Instance List dialog box appears.

      2. Type the name of the instance in the Name of new instance box.
      3. Select an instance from the Duplicated from list, duplicating which the new instance must be created.
      4. Click OK.

        The instance is created. The created instance appears under the Values node.

        Notes:
        • A warning message appears if the standard unit is different from the unit specified for a model.
        • The symbol of the new unit must comply with the symbol of the unit defined in the Units area.
          Tip: To access the Units area, select Me > Preferences > Main Preferences > Modeling > Knowledge Units tab.

    • Click the required instance and configure the corresponding values.
    • Delete an instance.
      1. Click the Values node and click Remove Instance.

        The Instance List dialog box appears.

      2. Select an instance to be deleted from the Delete instance list.
      3. Click OK.

        The instance is deleted.

  7. Click Save As New to save the standards in a new standards file.
    Important:
    • If the geometric standard is defined then the thread definition parameters are unavailable.

      If the geometric standard does not contain the thread definition parameters, then thread parameters can be modified, but the thread mode is set to No Standard.

    • You can modify a standard on the fly. However, if the standard is already used and the design table is created, then the modifications do not affect the values defined in the Hole.x and Thread.x dialog boxes.