Pocket Recognition in 2D Pocket not working when identifying holes cut through sheet metal into flat pattern
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Edit: Updated title to Pocket Recognition instead of "Hole Recognition"
The Pocket Recognition in Manufacturing > 2D Pocket doesn't pick up all of the holes a lot of the time for me.
The holes in the sheet metal as shown below were cut from a sketch on one side of the sheet metal through to the other side when folded up. I applied Rectangle Pattern to one hole using the Extrude feature to make the 3 in a row (6 total including both sides). I used the Mirror on the another hole's Extrude feature to create the 2 (4 total) other holes.
I would expect if my setup is based off the Flat Pattern that these holes would be recognised by the 2d pocket tool. However they are not. I only find it an issue with extruding through multiple folded metal pieces (of the same sheet metal part) and sometimes when performing actions such as patterns, mirrors, etc.
My best guess is that the pocket recognition needs to be told what surface to check or something. I am sure it's a small step I am missing but I can't find the option and have been looking for a solution for a long time. I expect it is a missed step because I can't seem to find the same issues from others in the forums.
I have attached the sample I made up to demonstrate this. Any help would be appreciated.
Here is the sketch of the 2 holes I extruded and either patterned or mirrored:
This is the type of extrudes I am doing:
And here is it with the timeline current and the sketch visible. Please note the sketch only has 2 circles drawn. The extra holes are from pattern and mirror features of the extrudes applied to the sketch circles.
Flat pattern confirmed up to date.