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Holes in drawings are wrong size

Question asked by Adam Niemet on Jul 11, 2017
Latest reply on Jul 13, 2017 by Bjorn Hulman

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Hey guys, first post here.

I have created multiple sheetmetal parts with many #9 holes for 3/16" rivets. Originally the holes were #30 but I changed them all to either #29 for 1/8" rivets or #9 as previously stated. I created these using the hole wizard with simple thru holes, then later edited the feature to create larger holes.

Now when I am creating my drawings a couple parts have incorrect holes displayed. For example, I have one part that has 3 hole groupings. In the model, all three groupings are #9 holes. However in the drawing 1 of the groupings has visually smaller holes. When I hover over the smaller holes the tool tip says #9 as it should, but when I add a hole callout it says the hole is .125". The weirdest part is that the hole was never exactly 1/8", it was #30 or .1285". 3 of my 7 parts are doing this. I have tried forcing an update, deleting and recreating the views, and starting a new sheet all with no luck.

Thanks,

Adam

P.S. : I am using SolidWorks 2014

Bjorn Hulman Jul 13, 2017 4:22 AM

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Hi Adam,

it may be because the lay-flat is a different configuration. When you alter a hole wizard feature it usually shows a dialog to some effect about how you want it to control configs and the change you just made. It may be that the changes made in one configuration are not applying to the lay-flat.

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Walter Fetsch Jul 11, 2017 2:04 PM

Can you post your files? It's much easier to figure these things out by examining the model and drawing.

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Jim Paige Jul 11, 2017 2:15 PM

Adam,

I don't know if this is precisely what's causing your discrepancy but I've found that SWX doesn't always update the hole description when you've edited the hole wizard feature. I've edited holes to change the size via the wizard only to find that the description is has not changed in the tree and when you put a label on it in a drawing, the description is incorrect.

The way to correct this is to find the offending hole in the feature tree, right click on it and select Feature Properties. In the next dialog box, click on the the Reset button. The description will update and the drawing will be correct.

Happy trails. Jim

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Adam Niemet @ Jim Paige on Jul 12, 2017 7:24 PM

Jim,

I tried your suggestion, but it was already set correctly and after reseting and renaming it, it still didn't work. I have attached one of the parts and an example drawing so that it is easier to figure out.

Thanks for the help,

Adam

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Solid Air @ Adam Niemet on Jul 12, 2017 8:03 PM

Both the part model and drawing are 0 bytes when I download them. Since I cannot see you model, did you check the actual size of the holes in the model using the measure tool? Hole Callout uses the actual hole size when it creates the call out. I created a #9 hole then manually change the diameter to 0.125. When I hover over it, SW says its a #9 hole but when I add a hole callout in the drawing it comes out as 0.125

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Jim Paige @ Adam Niemet on Jul 13, 2017 7:03 AM

As Solid Air stated, files are empty. Please repost.

Thx.

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Bjorn Hulman Jul 13, 2017 4:22 AM

Hi Adam,

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Adam Niemet @ Bjorn Hulman on Jul 13, 2017 11:35 AM

This was my problem, thanks Bjorn! It turns out that in my flat pattern configuration one of the hole wizard features had a custom sizing set to .125".

Thanks everyone for the help!

-Adam

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Bjorn Hulman @ Adam Niemet on Jul 13, 2017 11:37 AM

Hi Adam, no problem, there can be so many things that cause these frustrating issues. Glad I could help.

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Walter Fetsch Jul 11, 2017 2:04 PM
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Can you post your files? It's much easier to figure these things out by examining the model and drawing.
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Jim Paige Jul 11, 2017 2:15 PM
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Adam,

I don't know if this is precisely what's causing your discrepancy but I've found that SWX doesn't always update the hole description when you've edited the hole wizard feature. I've edited holes to change the size via the wizard only to find that the description is has not changed in the tree and when you put a label on it in a drawing, the description is incorrect.

The way to correct this is to find the offending hole in the feature tree, right click on it and select Feature Properties. In the next dialog box, click on the the Reset button. The description will update and the drawing will be correct.

Happy trails. Jim
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- Adam Niemet @ Jim Paige on Jul 12, 2017 7:24 PM
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  Jim,
  
  I tried your suggestion, but it was already set correctly and after reseting and renaming it, it still didn't work. I have attached one of the parts and an example drawing so that it is easier to figure out.
  
  Thanks for the help,
  Adam
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  - Front and Back Channel 2.SLDPRT.zip178 bytes
  - Example.SLDDRW.zip144 bytes
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  - Solid Air @ Adam Niemet on Jul 12, 2017 8:03 PM
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    Both the part model and drawing are 0 bytes when I download them. Since I cannot see you model, did you check the actual size of the holes in the model using the measure tool? Hole Callout uses the actual hole size when it creates the call out. I created a #9 hole then manually change the diameter to 0.125. When I hover over it, SW says its a #9 hole but when I add a hole callout in the drawing it comes out as 0.125
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  - Jim Paige @ Adam Niemet on Jul 13, 2017 7:03 AM
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    As Solid Air stated, files are empty. Please repost.
    
    Thx.
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Bjorn Hulman Jul 13, 2017 4:22 AM
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Hi Adam,
it may be because the lay-flat is a different configuration. When you alter a hole wizard feature it usually shows a dialog to some effect about how you want it to control configs and the change you just made. It may be that the changes made in one configuration are not applying to the lay-flat.
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- Adam Niemet @ Bjorn Hulman on Jul 13, 2017 11:35 AM
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  This was my problem, thanks Bjorn! It turns out that in my flat pattern configuration one of the hole wizard features had a custom sizing set to .125".
  
  Thanks everyone for the help!
  -Adam
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  - Bjorn Hulman @ Adam Niemet on Jul 13, 2017 11:37 AM
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    Hi Adam, no problem, there can be so many things that cause these frustrating issues. Glad I could help.
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