creating a linear hole

[Anonymous]

when placing a linear hole, can I dimension to a plane, for example I want to place a hole from the center of my part and there is a plane passing through the center, therefore I want to place the hole at a dimension of zero from the plane. Usually on a sketch I can just project the plane. Also I know I could create a sketch prior to making the hole but I was just wanting to place via a dimension while creating the hole and not using a sketcth or a prior created point.

[mdavis22569]

edited ....

on a linear hole no

why not use a sketch this would allow it 

[Anonymous]

I know I can make a sketch and project a line off the datum, I'm asking if it can be done while I'm creating the hole feature itself not before hand.

[mdavis22569 · Accepted solution]

In the linear hole command .. No  ..face is you only option to base it off of.

However if you're going to be basing holes off of a datum ..then I would recommend doing it via Points in a sketch. ..

[Mark.Lancaster]

Since I don't know what this part looks like, but are you trying to put a hole in the center of your part, or somewhere off-center?  If the former you can insert a workpoint using the center point of loop of edges.  Then you can place the hole based on a point.   If the part changes size, the hole stays center.

[Anonymous]

So basically you always have to create something prior to creating the hole. Therefore when creating a linear placed hole you have to use an edge during creation because nothing else is available or can be created on the fly. Would you say that this is a correct statement?

[mdavis22569]

Yes ...I would say that is correct.

I've never been able to pick anything but a face when I use Linear holes..