Designating a hole location
john_tippett
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Newbie here. I have done the tutorials and videos. Having a little challenge when I try to put a hole in a simple flat surface.
I sketch a rectangle in the top plane, select it, and then click the Hole icon.
In the Hole dialog, I select <simple>, <0.5cm> and <through>.
My problem is the next step, where the dialog box says <sketch points to place holes>.
I can't seem to get a hole location to "stick". I am using a trackpad on a chromebook.
It doesn't do anything with a single click, and "hold with one finger, slide with other finger" just draws a box that disappears. The only thing that seems to come close to drawing a hole marker is when I click with 2 fingers and hold. A circle with an X inside it appears. But it disappears as soon as I release.
I must be doing something wrong, and I think it might relate to proper trackpad action. Any advice much appreciated!
John
I sketch a rectangle in the top plane, select it, and then click the Hole icon.
In the Hole dialog, I select <simple>, <0.5cm> and <through>.
My problem is the next step, where the dialog box says <sketch points to place holes>.
I can't seem to get a hole location to "stick". I am using a trackpad on a chromebook.
It doesn't do anything with a single click, and "hold with one finger, slide with other finger" just draws a box that disappears. The only thing that seems to come close to drawing a hole marker is when I click with 2 fingers and hold. A circle with an X inside it appears. But it disappears as soon as I release.
I must be doing something wrong, and I think it might relate to proper trackpad action. Any advice much appreciated!
John
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You need to position sketch points BEFORE invoking the Hole feature.
There also needs to be a solid part for the holes to be created (holes are a cavity in a solid, not a sketch feature)
Sketch points are covered in Help, as a type of sketch entity.
Once positioned, you can activate the hole feature and pick the points (sketch must not be hidden)
HTH5
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You need to position sketch points BEFORE invoking the Hole feature.
There also needs to be a solid part for the holes to be created (holes are a cavity in a solid, not a sketch feature)
Sketch points are covered in Help, as a type of sketch entity.
Once positioned, you can activate the hole feature and pick the points (sketch must not be hidden)
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Thank You! Your answer really helped and got me on the road to productivity. John0
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Considering that at least one point is required to use the Hole "wizard", would it make sense to add the button to create a Hole feature while editing a sketch?
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I really like this idea. Another would be to have a sketch button in the hole tool panel.0
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I voted back in December. Still waiting-1
