Custom Feature - Batch Hole to Slot

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I made a FeatureScript custom feature for converting selected circular holes into slotted holes without editing the original sketches.

Use case
Mechanical plates, motor mounts, bearing plates, gearbox plates, laser/waterjet/CNC parts, and adjustment slots.

Very handy when it comes to first version prototypes where one have already modeled out fixed holes but need extra wiggle room for real world adjustment.

Good for people who do not intentionally draw slots and found themself in situation like me where I do not want to manually change every hole in sketch to a slot…

How to use?

1. Select one or more circular hole faces or circular hole edges
2. Select a slot direction reference.
3. Choose Extra travel or Total slot length.
4. Choose Symmetric, One-sided positive, or One-sided negative.
5. Optionally override slot width.
6. Run the feature.

Supported

• Multiple holes in one feature
• Different hole diameters
• Extra travel mode
• Total slot length mode
• Through-all cuts
• Direction projection perpendicular to hole axis

Current Limitations

• Normal solid parts only
• No sheet metal-specific support yet
• Through-all only for now
• One shared direction reference for all selected holes

Document Link
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/016fdc4dd72a7503f65dd9d5/w/4d50356db7ac76fe8d9cc435/e/96dd9f0c6b24cbad90da830d?renderMode=0&uiState=6a443f330366add290311e05

First time publishing a featurescript. Any feedback is welcomed, especially on edge cases or improvements.

bryan_lagrange

Good Script.