Ability to define complex custom hole profiles based on a 2D revolved sketch

[Anonymous]

From all my years using Inventor, the hole wizard is completely lacking the ability to define complex holes.

My eyes were only recently opened to this from having to use Solidworks for a now previous employer.

When you place a hole in Solidworks, you will see the consumed 2D sketch of the hole profile you've specified.

I wish Inventor had the ability to let its users specify a holes' profile, based on a revolved sketch (possibly with excel spreadsheet driven dimension for hole families), then save it as a "standard" via Design Data folder, that the hole wizard could then select via drop down.

What brought this up is I'm wishing that I could set up a standard definition for SAE Straight Thread Ports, and there is no way that I currently see, to set up this hole with this complex profile, and save it as a standard that hole wizard can use.  Meaning: every time I need one of these holes, I have to sketch the profile and revolve cut it out.

If this can already be done in Inventor 2018 or older, please educate me how to make this a standard hole.

There has to be a better way to make complex hole profiles in Inventor...

Please see attached PDF for hole profile I'm referring to above.

[P-D91]

Excellent idea, I know the feeling of sketching out an SAE port form, pain in the @$$.

They should be added to the hole wizard library as a standard anyway.

[mikeh2]

I'm just a novice w/ iFeatures, but have you looked into those.  That's how I would approach modelling them.

[Anonymous]

@Anonymous

I thought about that, but it'd be nicer if it was under the Hole Wizard so that the Hole Note in a drawing would be able to populate with correct dimensions.

I'll look into the iFeature as a temporary fix for the time being.

Inventor's Hole Wizard still needs major upgrading, IMO...

Thanks.

[darrell.wcd]

Would anyone have a sample they would share of how to do this w/iFeatures?

Thanks