Getting stuck with simple holes

[Latheboy]

I can't seem to create 8 simple 1" diameter holes in the attached tube.  I can create one at time, but when I try to do multiple, I get "no target body found to intersect"  I tried to copy the one hole and paste it multiple times, but can't do that either.  Please advise.  Thanks

[laughingcreek]

you might just try patterning it. see attached

[Christoph_360]

Hello

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@Latheboy  wrote:

I can't seem to create 8 simple 1" diameter holes in the attached tube.  I can create one at time, but when I try to do multiple, I get "no target body found to intersect"  I tried to copy the one hole and paste it multiple times, but can't do that either.  Please advise.  Thanks

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Does this video help?

Mfg

Christoph

[Latheboy]

Thank you for the video.  Can I trouble you to show how you did the starting hole?  I am still having trouble with "no target body.  Was it a point, then a hole extruded from there?  Thanks,

[laughingcreek · Accepted solution]

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@Latheboy wrote:

... I am still having trouble with "no target body. ...

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a lot of times you jut have to flip the direction-

[jhackney1972]

You went to all the trouble to layout your hole centers, why not use them.

[Latheboy]

I followed along and can't figure out why when I select "to", and try to select the inside of the tube, I still get the same no target body message unless I select the outside of the tube.  If I select distance, I can create the holes. 

[jhackney1972 · Accepted solution]

Go back and look at the video a little closer.  After I made the Tangent Sketch, I projected the points, in the center of the tube, yours, onto the new tangent plane.  These projected point are the ones I used for the Hole placements.  In your model you are using the points in the center of the tube.

[Latheboy]

I guess that happened so fast I missed it.  It makes sense 😁  I should add that to my tool bar.

Thanks very much.  Steve

[Christoph_360 · Accepted solution]

Hello

Many ways to model this, in the attachment my way.

Mfg

Christoph

[Latheboy]

I see.  You created one hole and then patterned the hole across.  Makes sense as well.  I think @jhackney1972 did what he did because I had already placed 8 points.  Thanks for the help