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Add through holes and tapped holes to a sheet metal part.
Type:
Tutorial
Length:
5 min.
Tutorial resources
These downloadable resources will be used to complete this tutorial:
Transcript
00:03
In Inventor, you can create holes in a sheet metal part.
00:07
From the Home tab, click Open.
00:10
In the Open dialog, locate and select the file Assembly, Cartridge Body_005.iam, and then click Open.
00:20
Begin with a sheet metal part already designed.
00:24
In this example, the sheet metal part is already placed within an assembly as a component.
00:29
In the graphics window, right-click the sheet metal part and click Edit.
00:34
This opens the Sheet Metal environment.
00:37
Select the inside face of the part to place a hole.
00:42
Then, right-click and from the marking menu, select New Sketch.
00:47
Because this part is being modeled in the context of a larger design, you can use Project Geometry to ensure the alignment of features.
00:57
From the marking menu, select Project Geometry.
01:01
Then, in the assembly, select the shaft for the press fit gear axel.
01:06
Open the marking menu again, and this time, click OK.
01:10
Then, finish the sketch.
01:13
Now it is time to place a hole.
01:15
From the ribbon, Modify panel, select Hole.
01:19
The Properties dialog displays.
01:22
You can create counterbore, countersink, spotface, and drilled holes with custom thread and drill point types.
01:30
You can specify a simple hole, a tapped hole, a taper tapped hole, or a clearance hole,
01:36
and include thread types from the thread data sheet.
01:39
Holes can be created individually or in a pattern.
01:43
In the graphics window, select the center point of the projected geometry.
01:48
Then, back in the dialog, under Type, select Simple Hole.
01:53
This creates a plain hole without a thread.
01:56
Under Behavior, you can configure the termination and direction of the hole.
02:02
Set the Termination to Through All and the Direction to Default.
02:07
Then, set the Diameter to 3.98 mm.
02:12
Click OK.
02:14
Next, create a few tapped holes.
02:17
Select the upper outside face and start a new 2D sketch.
02:23
From the ribbon, Create panel, click Project Geometry.
02:28
In the graphics window, click to select the screw references for the tapped holes,
02:34
projecting the screw for the upper flange, then the screw for the lower flange.
02:39
Finish the sketch.
02:42
Open the Hole command again.
02:45
In the graphics window, select the center points of both projected screws.
02:50
In the Properties dialog, under Type, select Tapped.
02:55
Notice that when you select a hole that is not simple, more settings are available.
03:00
Under Threads, expand the Type drop-down and set the type accordingly.
03:05
For this exercise, select the ANSI Metric M Profile.
03:09
Set the Size to 2.5 mm.
03:13
You can also specify the thread pitch using the Designation option.
03:18
Pitch is the distance from a point on a screw thread to a corresponding point on the next thread, measured parallel to the axis.
03:27
Class specifies the class of fit for the internal thread.
03:32
You can also choose the Direction of how the threads wind.
03:37
Here, enable Full Depth, which means threads are applied for the full depth of the tapped hole.
03:43
Under Behavior, set the Termination to Distance.
03:47
In the diagram of the tapped hole, expand the Hole Depth option and select List Parameters.
03:53
From the list, select Thickness to create a hole that is as deep as the thickness of the sheet metal material.
04:01
Click OK.
04:03
Create two more tapped holes.
04:06
Select the inside face and start a new sketch.
04:11
From the right-click marking menu, choose Project Geometry.
04:17
Rotate the view and project the mounting screws for the motor by selecting the lower mounting point,
04:24
and then the upper mounting point.
04:28
Finish the sketch.
04:32
From the ribbon, Modify panel, select Hole.
04:36
In the graphics window, pick the center points of the newly projected geometries.
04:41
Inventor remembers the last used hole definition and saves it under the presets drop-down in the Properties dialog.
04:49
This lets you quickly place and edit holes in your model.
04:53
Using the last definition of tapped holes, click OK.
Video transcript
00:03
In Inventor, you can create holes in a sheet metal part.
00:07
From the Home tab, click Open.
00:10
In the Open dialog, locate and select the file Assembly, Cartridge Body_005.iam, and then click Open.
00:20
Begin with a sheet metal part already designed.
00:24
In this example, the sheet metal part is already placed within an assembly as a component.
00:29
In the graphics window, right-click the sheet metal part and click Edit.
00:34
This opens the Sheet Metal environment.
00:37
Select the inside face of the part to place a hole.
00:42
Then, right-click and from the marking menu, select New Sketch.
00:47
Because this part is being modeled in the context of a larger design, you can use Project Geometry to ensure the alignment of features.
00:57
From the marking menu, select Project Geometry.
01:01
Then, in the assembly, select the shaft for the press fit gear axel.
01:06
Open the marking menu again, and this time, click OK.
01:10
Then, finish the sketch.
01:13
Now it is time to place a hole.
01:15
From the ribbon, Modify panel, select Hole.
01:19
The Properties dialog displays.
01:22
You can create counterbore, countersink, spotface, and drilled holes with custom thread and drill point types.
01:30
You can specify a simple hole, a tapped hole, a taper tapped hole, or a clearance hole,
01:36
and include thread types from the thread data sheet.
01:39
Holes can be created individually or in a pattern.
01:43
In the graphics window, select the center point of the projected geometry.
01:48
Then, back in the dialog, under Type, select Simple Hole.
01:53
This creates a plain hole without a thread.
01:56
Under Behavior, you can configure the termination and direction of the hole.
02:02
Set the Termination to Through All and the Direction to Default.
02:07
Then, set the Diameter to 3.98 mm.
02:12
Click OK.
02:14
Next, create a few tapped holes.
02:17
Select the upper outside face and start a new 2D sketch.
02:23
From the ribbon, Create panel, click Project Geometry.
02:28
In the graphics window, click to select the screw references for the tapped holes,
02:34
projecting the screw for the upper flange, then the screw for the lower flange.
02:39
Finish the sketch.
02:42
Open the Hole command again.
02:45
In the graphics window, select the center points of both projected screws.
02:50
In the Properties dialog, under Type, select Tapped.
02:55
Notice that when you select a hole that is not simple, more settings are available.
03:00
Under Threads, expand the Type drop-down and set the type accordingly.
03:05
For this exercise, select the ANSI Metric M Profile.
03:09
Set the Size to 2.5 mm.
03:13
You can also specify the thread pitch using the Designation option.
03:18
Pitch is the distance from a point on a screw thread to a corresponding point on the next thread, measured parallel to the axis.
03:27
Class specifies the class of fit for the internal thread.
03:32
You can also choose the Direction of how the threads wind.
03:37
Here, enable Full Depth, which means threads are applied for the full depth of the tapped hole.
03:43
Under Behavior, set the Termination to Distance.
03:47
In the diagram of the tapped hole, expand the Hole Depth option and select List Parameters.
03:53
From the list, select Thickness to create a hole that is as deep as the thickness of the sheet metal material.
04:01
Click OK.
04:03
Create two more tapped holes.
04:06
Select the inside face and start a new sketch.
04:11
From the right-click marking menu, choose Project Geometry.
04:17
Rotate the view and project the mounting screws for the motor by selecting the lower mounting point,
04:24
and then the upper mounting point.
04:28
Finish the sketch.
04:32
From the ribbon, Modify panel, select Hole.
04:36
In the graphics window, pick the center points of the newly projected geometries.
04:41
Inventor remembers the last used hole definition and saves it under the presets drop-down in the Properties dialog.
04:49
This lets you quickly place and edit holes in your model.
04:53
Using the last definition of tapped holes, click OK.
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