NEW: Tag Hole feature

kevin_o_toole_1

One of the nice benefits of the Onshape hole feature is that the holes it creates are automatically be marked with their size and position on a hole table in a Part Studio, or a drawing.

However, often times, you may be working with imported or partially imported geometry, where its holes were not created through the Onshape hole feature.

With the Tag Hole feature, you can select your standard (ANSI, ISO, custom, etc.), click the holes to tag. The feature will attempt to automatically guess the hole size and standard. This guess can be overridden in the dialog by editing the "Size" and "Fit" parameters, (but the feature will warn if the actual hole size is too far out of spec), and additional parameters (like thread size, tap depth) can be specified when the hole type requires them.


The tagged holes will act like all other Onshape holes, and will show up in the same hole table in the drawing. You can give them callouts and they will appear in the same hole table that all other holes appear:


You can find this new feature by clicking the link below. You can add it to your toolbar by clicking the "+ Custom features" button in that version.
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/fffe38f79c9de9b18b1d04a7/w/bf2390d39d47b1fbf549ce52/e/3722524a2105679a20c5a928


This custom feature is still in a preliminary testing phase, so please let us know if you have any feedback!

EvanReese

Kevin! great idea, and I've not tested it, but it seems like the implementation is also killer.

tim_hess427

Can I use this for when its easier to model a hole with an extrude (or some other feature) and still want to be able to create a hole callout on the drawing in the end? 

EvanReese

@kevin_o_toole_1 I couldn't stop thinking about an icon for this one. You're welcome to use it if you like, but certainly won't hurt my feelings if you don't want to.
Here's a link to the svg
and here's a link to a jpg that can be set as the document thumbnail

kevin_o_toole_1

@tim_hess427 Yes, that should work.

jelte_steur814

@kevin_o_toole_1

awesome work.

I would love to use this feature for holes that are not available through the hole feature built into onshape.
e.g i want to indicate a GAS or BSP 1/4 tapped hole in the hole list on my drawing. could it appear automatically?

at the moment the 'custom' isn't free enough yet for that.
I created the initial hole that is to be drilled before the tapping is done with the hole feature. i cannot currently tag the hole with the tag hole feature. 
not sure if it's feasible, but it would make your new featurescript usable beyond the importing of imported geometry.

for now i'll just add a comment in the drawing sheet I guess

best

Jelte

michael_vanende

@kevin_o_toole_1

This is a great tool, but i encountered some problems with it recently. For example tagging countersunk holes and holes for PEMs. Any soloutions for this ?

kevin_o_toole_1

@michael_vanende
The feature only supports ANSI and ISO standards right now.

Isaac_W_Baer

I am having trouble getting this feature to work in sheet metal flat patterns. is it possible to use this feature in this way?

Konst_Sh

I know Kevin is not at Onshape anymore, but just a note that this feature is not producing relevant hole attributes anymore, and causes hole table in part studio to fail. Would be happy if that was fixed, because that feature is pretty useful.

ilya_baran

I'll take a look when I have a chance.

MichaelPascoe

@Konst_Sh, why did you have to mention his name  

We will miss you Kevin.