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Smart Bolt Circle (drag and drop)

Question asked by Mark Bradford on Jun 23, 2017
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Good morning,

Here is what I am trying to do:

1. Have a library feature be a bolt circle with the holes already in place.

2. Drag the library feature bolt circle (using the center point as the origin) from the design library to a specific point on a face.

3. have the holes automatically add to the block on that face using that center point.

I use this currently for a specific custom hole that I drag and drop. (works great)

I am just hoping I can do the same thing, in one motion, to drag and drop a similar feature, but have 8 holes on a bolt circle added. (4 1/4"-20 tap, and 4 1/4" reams)

Thank you

Mark

Paul Risley Jun 23, 2017 8:18 AM

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Mark,

This is easy to do.

It has been a couple of years since I created our standard bolt patterns for square locators, but if I remember correctly since you have already created 1 library feature this is no more difficult. Instead of choosing one hole hold ctrl and select all holes and sketches in your model to save as a library feature. You can then drag and drop on faces. You may need to select edit sketch function when inserting to define the origin, but other than that what you are asking is possible.

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Paul Risley Jun 23, 2017 8:18 AM

Mark,

This is easy to do.

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Mark Bradford @ Paul Risley on Jun 23, 2017 8:58 AM

Outstanding! Exactly what I was looking to do. I didn't realize you could do that with multiple features.

Thanks very much for your help.

Mark

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Paul Risley @ Mark Bradford on Jun 23, 2017 9:11 AM

You can also use this for features that you use commonly, such as extruded cuts, boss bases and the such. I utilized these tools early on in my career to simplify my job and it has paid out big dividends. You also have the option to redefine dimensions in your part without changing your actual template.

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Dan Pihlaja @ Paul Risley on Jun 23, 2017 9:14 AM

Paul Risley wrote:

You can also use this for features that you use commonly, such as extruded cuts, boss bases and the such. I utilized these tools early on in my career to simplify my job and it has paid out big dividends. You also have the option to redefine dimensions in your part without changing your actual template.

That is what I was going to ask. Thanks for reading my mind and answering it before I could respond.

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Paul Risley @ Dan Pihlaja on Jun 23, 2017 9:55 AM

This is just a dummy version of a feature. Most of our features dimensions are named so you just change the dims you need to.You can even modify hole depths diameter etc...

For extrudes and cuts it works the same way, we use 15 degree taper key cuts frequently, and this feature makes putting them in slick as hell.

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Mark Bradford @ Paul Risley on Jun 23, 2017 10:18 AM

Thanks so much for the clarity. This will be a really great tool for us.

Mark

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Mark Bradford @ Paul Risley on Jun 23, 2017 9:16 AM

Really cool. I didn't know I could use the features this way. I am really going to start investing some time into utilizing these features. I'm sure the cost savings will be quite substantial. I love learning about these types of features. Thanks very much for opening my eyes to this.

Mark

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Paul Risley Jun 23, 2017 8:18 AM
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Mark,

This is easy to do.

It has been a couple of years since I created our standard bolt patterns for square locators, but if I remember correctly since you have already created 1 library feature this is no more difficult. Instead of choosing one hole hold ctrl and select all holes and sketches in your model to save as a library feature. You can then drag and drop on faces. You may need to select edit sketch function when inserting to define the origin, but other than that what you are asking is possible.
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- Mark Bradford @ Paul Risley on Jun 23, 2017 8:58 AM
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  Outstanding! Exactly what I was looking to do. I didn't realize you could do that with multiple features.
  
  Thanks very much for your help.
  Mark
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  - Paul Risley @ Mark Bradford on Jun 23, 2017 9:11 AM
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    You can also use this for features that you use commonly, such as extruded cuts, boss bases and the such. I utilized these tools early on in my career to simplify my job and it has paid out big dividends. You also have the option to redefine dimensions in your part without changing your actual template.
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    - Dan Pihlaja @ Paul Risley on Jun 23, 2017 9:14 AM
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      Paul Risley wrote:
      
      You can also use this for features that you use commonly, such as extruded cuts, boss bases and the such. I utilized these tools early on in my career to simplify my job and it has paid out big dividends. You also have the option to redefine dimensions in your part without changing your actual template.
      
      That is what I was going to ask. Thanks for reading my mind and answering it before I could respond.
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      - Paul Risley @ Dan Pihlaja on Jun 23, 2017 9:55 AM
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        This is just a dummy version of a feature. Most of our features dimensions are named so you just change the dims you need to.You can even modify hole depths diameter etc...
        
        For extrudes and cuts it works the same way, we use 15 degree taper key cuts frequently, and this feature makes putting them in slick as hell.
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        Mark Bradford @ Paul Risley on Jun 23, 2017 10:18 AM
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        Thanks so much for the clarity. This will be a really great tool for us.
        
        Mark
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    - Mark Bradford @ Paul Risley on Jun 23, 2017 9:16 AM
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      Really cool. I didn't know I could use the features this way. I am really going to start investing some time into utilizing these features. I'm sure the cost savings will be quite substantial. I love learning about these types of features. Thanks very much for opening my eyes to this.
      
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