I love Solidworks hole callouts, they seem to meet my needs in a great way most of the time. However I am hitting a wall with slot callouts. The shop doesn't seem to like the way Solidworks calls out slots since there basically really isn't enough information provided. Anyone have any creative solutions for the slotted hole callout to be useful? This is a .332 wide slot that is 1/4" center to center but you wouldn't really know that from the callout.
If your shop doesn't like the hole call-out, and I'm not faulting them for that, I'd suggest just adding dimensions to the slot. That should greatly diminish the chances for mistakes.
Thanks that is what I am doing now, just curious if anyone figured out a way for a hole callout to provide enough information to define a slot but I guess no one has yet (without a lot of added text).
Hi Marcus, 1st find out what the company standard is for slot callouts. If you're not currently dimensioning it that way then do so. If what you're doing is correct then point that out to the shop. The method shown here is acceptable but each place likes it a little different. Even dimensioning the slot location is done differently from place to place. If there is no specific method called out in any standard then work with the shop and dimension it accordingly as long as it meets basic ASME Y14.5 or at least a basic drafting standard.
Our company drawing policy is somewhat flexible and the shop is also a part of our company. I am just curious if anyone has figured out a way to make hole callouts provide enough information to define a slot unambiguously.
If your shop doesn't like the hole call-out, and I'm not faulting them for that, I'd suggest just adding dimensions to the slot. That should greatly diminish the chances for mistakes.