8 Replies Latest reply on Jul 13, 2017 11:37 AM by Bjorn Hulman

Holes in drawings are wrong size

Adam Niemet Jul 11, 2017 1:09 PM

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

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Re: Holes in drawings are wrong size

Walter Fetsch Jul 11, 2017 2:04 PM (in response to Adam Niemet)

Can you post your files? It's much easier to figure these things out by examining the model and drawing.
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Re: Holes in drawings are wrong size

Jim Paige Jul 11, 2017 2:15 PM (in response to Adam Niemet)

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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- Re: Holes in drawings are wrong size
  
  Adam Niemet Jul 12, 2017 7:24 PM (in response to Jim Paige)
  
  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 Jul 12, 2017 8:03 PM (in response to Adam Niemet)
    
    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 Jul 13, 2017 7:03 AM (in response to Adam Niemet)
    
    As Solid Air stated, files are empty. Please repost.
    
    Thx.
    
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Re: Holes in drawings are wrong size

Bjorn Hulman Jul 13, 2017 4:22 AM (in response to Adam Niemet)

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 Jul 13, 2017 11:35 AM (in response to Bjorn Hulman)
  
  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 Jul 13, 2017 11:37 AM (in response to Adam Niemet)
    
    Hi Adam, no problem, there can be so many things that cause these frustrating issues. Glad I could help.
    
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