Hole / thread information

[GeorgK]

Hello together,

how could I get the hole / thread information in drawings? I would like to place general dimensions with the hole / thread infomation in the text. With the hole / thread notes I could get these information for example M10x1,25.

Thank you

Georg

[Anonymous]

Hi Georg,

I believe you're referring to the "Hole and Thread" Notes button in the Annotation tab of drawings. If so, this button brings information from the model itself and will display the information from the Hole.

What I'm assuming you've done in the 3D model is use Extrusions to create your holes. This will not allow you to use the "Hole and Thread" Note.

What you should do is use the Hole tool while you're modelling if you wish to use this button. You can do this by clicking on the tool directly, or what I prefer to do is create a sketch with a Point. Dimension this Point(s) and finish the sketch. You can then use the Hole tool and select this Point(s) and provide all the thread and other information you want.

Thanks

Mitch

[GeorgK]

Hi Mitch,

I model the parts with the hole feature. But in the drawing I need the general dimensions with all informations like the "Hole and Thread" Notes button in the Annotation tab of drawings.

How could I retrieve these informations and add it to the text of a general dimension with vb?

Thanks

Georg

[Anonymous]

Hi Georg,

I believe you're going to have to be a bit more specific.

Do you wish to simply retrieve the information and put it in a text box somewhere?

Or

Are you trying to Auto - Dimension a standardized part?

Regards Mitch

[GeorgK]

Hi Mitch,

I would like to simply retrieve the information and put it in a text box somewhere.

Thanks

Georg

[Anonymous]

Hi Georg,

At the moment unfortunately something has gone wrong and I cannot open the API to show you the code.

I believe what you are trying to do would be fairly simple to do with an iLogic Rule.

If I'm correct, I think what you're trying to do is make a button, that once you have highlighted a given hole, you can press this button and create a text box with the information you require. .... Is this correct?

The code should not be to difficult to do if this is the case, but at the moment I cannot access the API to write it.

Mitch

[GeorgK]

Hi Mitch,

yes thats what I am try to do.

Thanks again

Georg

[Anonymous]

Just curious if you have gotten this to work. If so can you share your code. I'm looking at doing something similar. Thanks!

[xiaodong_liang]

Hi,

If you have filtered the drawing curve of the hole, you could get the hole info by:

Iterate DrawingCurve.ModalGeometry.Faces and check Face.CreateByFeature, find the hole feature and get the info.

[Anonymous]

Using, createdbyfeature doesn't work necessarily because the hole may get patterned/mirrored etc and createdbyfeature will not return hole feature any more.

[Anonymous]

I created a new topic and post my question there; eventually found the answer through someone in Autodesk and post the answer in the same post:

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-customization/find-out-if-a-face-is-created-by-a-hole-feature...