Assembly holes on individual parts?

[Anonymous]

Using the hole command within the assembly enviroment, operators can place
holes through a number of parts that are sandwiched together.

How does one transfer the drill through holes to the individual parts?

If I were to place holes on individual parts, how do I get them to line up
in the assembly enviroment, making sure that part edges and holes are
aligned at the same time?

[Anonymous]

Dear Jim,
I know that it's possible but I don't think that it's good practice to create holes in the assembly environment. That's exactly where they stay ! Not in the individual parts. You need to create a hole in one of the parts then use projected geometry in the assmbly to create the mating holes in the other parts. Alternatively, creat all the holes in all the relevent parts then use assembly constraints to place the parts relative to each other. Hope this helps,
Regards,
Mike

[Anonymous]

Mike:

Thanks for the reply. I guess I can see your point. I suppose that
assembly holes might be likened to in-field welding, where final assembly of
a weldment is done in the field. My design intent will NOT allow for
machining processes such as hole drilling in the field. Quite the opposite,
all parts must be finished by the fabricator so that assembly will only
require simple handtools and fasteners for assembly installation at client
locations.

If I have several parts requiring holes each laying on top of each other,
how do I project holes from the bottom most part through the top part? Can
this be done in one step? Or, must I project holes from the bottom part to
the part above, and then from the second part to the third part and on and
on until I reach the top part?

Any suggestion you may have that will allow for accurate hole placement
through many parts from bottom to top would be appreciated.


"mickytoot" wrote in message
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Dear Jim,
I know that it's possible but I don't think that it's good practice to
create holes in the assembly environment. That's exactly where they stay !
Not in the individual parts. You need to create a hole in one of the parts
then use projected geometry in the assmbly to create the mating holes in the
other parts. Alternatively, creat all the holes in all the relevent parts
then use assembly constraints to place the parts relative to each other.
Hope this helps,
Regards,
Mike

[Anonymous]

You can project any detail from one part to the other in a assembly, but I
suggest that you use one part as your master........makes sense?
Examine adaptive assemblies and skeletal/ master modelling and see what fits
the bill.
Skeletal modelling would probably be best but you do use derived parts and
they can have hang ups.
Look at some examples posted on favourite sites.

--
Laurence,

Power is nothing without Control
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"Jim Strenk" wrote in message
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> If I have several parts requiring holes each laying on top of each other,
> how do I project holes from the bottom most part through the top part?
Can
> this be done in one step? Or, must I project holes from the bottom part
to
> the part above, and then from the second part to the third part and on and
> on until I reach the top part?