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Nov 16

But I don’t want it to be perpendicular!

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I’m constantly (well maybe not constantly) trying to think of things to write about here. I always hope to be able to write a post that that will make the SolidWorks community, en masse, slap their collective foreheads and yell, "Doh!" Then it dawned on me that there are users out there who would love to just hear about something that will help them, while not being so awe-inspiring to others. To that end, here’s my tid-bit for this week:
A question was posed on the SolidMentor forum (you’ve heard of SolidMentor before, right?), about creating a hole wizard hole that isn’t perpendicular to the first surface it’s going through. How do you do it? Simply create a plane perpendicular to the axis of the hole and cut away! Granted, there are those (Charles :-) ) who would argue that this isn’t a proper machining technique, but it does work and will get you the end result you desire.

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  • Anonymous

    yea, that would work… but there is a better way.
    Don’t select a surface, then select the hole wizard tool. now as you add points the holes will be perpendicular to the surface you select.
    One added tip is to create a sketch first that has all the locations for the Holes. If you use this method make sure you drop the hole wizard point onto the surface first and then drag it to the sketched point. if you drop it directly on the point the hole will be cutting vertical and not perpendicular to the surface.
    **You missed my point, Albert. The hole isn’t supposed to be perpendicular to the surface, it’s supposed to be at an angle. Also, please don’t use my blog to advertise your product. While I’m all for giving everybody their fair shake, it’s up to me whose products get posted.**

  • http://www.inspirtech.com Albert Whatmough

    yea, that would work… but there is a better way.
    Don’t select a surface, then select the hole wizard tool. now as you add points the holes will be perpendicular to the surface you select.
    One added tip is to create a sketch first that has all the locations for the Holes. If you use this method make sure you drop the hole wizard point onto the surface first and then drag it to the sketched point. if you drop it directly on the point the hole will be cutting vertical and not perpendicular to the surface.
    **You missed my point, Albert. The hole isn’t supposed to be perpendicular to the surface, it’s supposed to be at an angle. Also, please don’t use my blog to advertise your product. While I’m all for giving everybody their fair shake, it’s up to me whose products get posted.**

  • Anonymous

    Ah, sorry… I was not thinking when I read that last night. Exledia suffer we all from.
    Sorry,
    Al

  • http://www.inspirtech.com Albert Whatmough

    Ah, sorry… I was not thinking when I read that last night. Exledia suffer we all from.
    Sorry,
    Al

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