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A hole in one! In AutoCAD Mechanical, there are dozens of holes to choose from. Pick the one just right for the job!
Type:
Tutorial
Length:
3 min.
Transcript
00:03
With the AutoCAD Mechanical toolset, there are a couple of ways to place holes into your drawings,
00:10
such as through the content library or from the ribbon.
00:14
With a drawing open, from the ribbon, open the View tab.
00:17
Then, from the Palettes panel, select Content Libraries.
00:21
The Content Libraries palette displays.
00:24
Here, browse or search the content libraries to locate the right part or feature.
00:30
In this case, locate a hole feature.
00:33
From the Content section list tree, expand Standard Content > ANSI.
00:37
Then, select Features.
00:40
In the Details section, a preview of different types of holes displays.
00:44
To access hole features, from the ribbon, open the Content tab.
00:49
Here, you can access the Holes panel to place a variety of hole types.
00:54
Expand the Holes drop-down to view even more hole options.
00:58
From the Holes panel, select Through Hole.
01:01
The Select a Through Hole dialog displays.
01:04
From the Content panel, expand Through Holes.
01:08
Several different types of through holes are available.
01:11
Select normal Metric.
01:14
In the Details panel, the preview updates with a top and front view.
01:18
Select Top.
01:21
In the drawing, specify an insertion point for the hole.
01:25
If you wish to align it to other objects in your drawing, such as a circle, hover your cursor over the object.
01:32
In this case, the centerpoint displays, and now the hole will snap to the centerline of the existing circle.
01:40
Click to place the hole, and then specify the rotation angle, such as 0 degrees.
01:46
Once placed, a normal Metric dialog displays, detailing information on the hole.
01:52
Here, select a size for the fastener that the hole is created for.
01:56
In this instance, M6 is selected.
01:60
Click Finish.
02:02
Next, create a tapped through hole via the content library.
02:06
From the Content Libraries palette, Details panel, select Tapped, and then select Through.
02:13
Several types of holes display.
02:15
Select Metric (Regular Thread).
02:19
Choose a Top view again.
02:21
Specify a placement and rotational angle for the hole.
02:27
In the Metric (Regular Thread) dialog, set the size to M18.
02:32
Click Finish.
02:34
Zoom into the two holes and review the difference in size and appearance.
02:40
Notice the markings around the tapped hole versus the lack of markings around the standard through hole.
Video transcript
00:03
With the AutoCAD Mechanical toolset, there are a couple of ways to place holes into your drawings,
00:10
such as through the content library or from the ribbon.
00:14
With a drawing open, from the ribbon, open the View tab.
00:17
Then, from the Palettes panel, select Content Libraries.
00:21
The Content Libraries palette displays.
00:24
Here, browse or search the content libraries to locate the right part or feature.
00:30
In this case, locate a hole feature.
00:33
From the Content section list tree, expand Standard Content > ANSI.
00:37
Then, select Features.
00:40
In the Details section, a preview of different types of holes displays.
00:44
To access hole features, from the ribbon, open the Content tab.
00:49
Here, you can access the Holes panel to place a variety of hole types.
00:54
Expand the Holes drop-down to view even more hole options.
00:58
From the Holes panel, select Through Hole.
01:01
The Select a Through Hole dialog displays.
01:04
From the Content panel, expand Through Holes.
01:08
Several different types of through holes are available.
01:11
Select normal Metric.
01:14
In the Details panel, the preview updates with a top and front view.
01:18
Select Top.
01:21
In the drawing, specify an insertion point for the hole.
01:25
If you wish to align it to other objects in your drawing, such as a circle, hover your cursor over the object.
01:32
In this case, the centerpoint displays, and now the hole will snap to the centerline of the existing circle.
01:40
Click to place the hole, and then specify the rotation angle, such as 0 degrees.
01:46
Once placed, a normal Metric dialog displays, detailing information on the hole.
01:52
Here, select a size for the fastener that the hole is created for.
01:56
In this instance, M6 is selected.
01:60
Click Finish.
02:02
Next, create a tapped through hole via the content library.
02:06
From the Content Libraries palette, Details panel, select Tapped, and then select Through.
02:13
Several types of holes display.
02:15
Select Metric (Regular Thread).
02:19
Choose a Top view again.
02:21
Specify a placement and rotational angle for the hole.
02:27
In the Metric (Regular Thread) dialog, set the size to M18.
02:32
Click Finish.
02:34
Zoom into the two holes and review the difference in size and appearance.
02:40
Notice the markings around the tapped hole versus the lack of markings around the standard through hole.
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