How to make a hole follow a part when you move it

[Anonymous]

I didnt have much luck in the customisation forum and I believe my question is quite simple. I would like to have a component (f.eks. a nut) on a metal sheet which also has a hole for the screw. I would like to move the nut around, and the hole on the metal sheet should update its position. I believe I tried to use iLogic, but im not sure how to do it. 

Thanks,

Lukas

[jhackney1972 · Accepted solution]

One method of doing this is to use an adaptive feature (the hole) to the nut center.  In my screencast I show you the effect of this when you move the nut over the sheet metal part.  I use free move but assembly constrains can be used as well.  The nut was place on the sheet metal part in the assembly.  The sheet metal part was edited in place and the center of the nut was project to a new sketch.  That center was use to place the hole using the hole command.  This makes the hole "Adaptive" to the projected sketch center of the nut.  If the part is made adaptive in the assembly, the hole will follow the nut.

If you want to place a screw with a nut and washer, you can do the same thing with the "Bolted Connection" in the assembly.  This function must have at least the screw to function, a nut by itself will not work although it can be added to the screw.