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Angled Holes - New to OnShape

bill_woodbill_wood Member Posts: 12 ✭✭
I need some direction on how to go about making an angled hole.

Assume you have a cube 2x2. I want a 1/2" hole diagonally from the left,rear,top corner diagonally through the cube exiting the right, front, bottom. I'm stumped (or stupid). Here is a quick drawing from TinkerCAD (sorry, I know it's cheesy! to illustrate what I mean.

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  • owen_sparksowen_sparks Member, Developers Posts: 2,660 PRO
    edited October 2017
    Hi @bill_wood and welcome to the forums.

    The answer to this is a bit convoluted.

    With a some help from @konstantin_shiriazdanov, here is my take on things.

    For the hole function to work we need a sketch point normal to the direction of the hole.
    For a sketch point we need a planar surface (usually an existing plane or the flat side of a part, but that's no good here)
    So we need a new plane.

    Now I didn't want us to have to do any math(s) (to say rotate a plane by an angle) because if we change the cube later into a cuboid it'll fall over.

    So in this example we have:-
    (a) 3D fit spline, to pick up the ends of the hole and determine the normal direction.
    (b) A "Point Normal" Plane created on the end of the spline
    (c) A sketch on the new plane with the vertex of the cube projected onto it.
    (d) The hole function used to make the hole.

    https://cad.onshape.com/documents/4e661419b9a6f9eafd2e4b5e/w/02a4904ee81e2ea7d38c5e85/e/47cb2e3eb5ff2ec2ae1c6c4b



    The 2nd example shows the same method used between a couple of points on the faces of the part instead of the corners.

    It's usually at this point that @philip_thomas jumps in and says you can do that in 2 steps not 10, but at least it's a start!

    Cheers,

    Owen S.
    Business Systems and Configuration Controller
    HWM-Water Ltd
  • philip_thomasphilip_thomas Member, Moderator, Onshape Employees, Developers Posts: 1,381
    @owen_sparks - Nope, you nailed the solution i would have gone for! 
    Any fewer steps would involve a custom feature :)
    Philip Thomas - Onshape
  • owen_sparksowen_sparks Member, Developers Posts: 2,660 PRO
    @owen_sparks - Nope, you nailed the solution i would have gone for! 
    Any fewer steps would involve a custom feature :)
    Groovy, thanks Philip.

    Owen S.
    Business Systems and Configuration Controller
    HWM-Water Ltd
  • bill_woodbill_wood Member Posts: 12 ✭✭
    Thank you @owen_sparks  &  @philip_thomas ... I appreciate the quick responses!
  • owen_sparksowen_sparks Member, Developers Posts: 2,660 PRO
    Hi Bill.

    You're welcome.

    Cheers, Owen S.
    Business Systems and Configuration Controller
    HWM-Water Ltd
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