how do I create drop-in custom 'holes' ?

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Hi,I've drawn up a template for some sheet metal parts I use all thetime. (for example I want to use this as the basis (with a save-as or save-copy-as) formy drawings.Into the drawings I want to be able to insert custom holes, such as arectangle with radius'ed corner with two round holes (mounting holefor an IEC mains inlet).How can I create and save these 'holes' in order to drop them into anydrawing I might need them in ?I need them to be 'through all' so I can drop them into 1mm, 2mm, 3mmthick panels and the holes will always be all the way through thematerial.thanks

Dale Dunn · Accepted Answer

Well, since you can't add geomteric features to a part through a drawing document, you'll have to do it in hte model document. This is what palette features do.

If you don't want to actually modify a part, but just show a hole, you would need a block in the the drawing. Unfortunately, there aren't controls for block placement that would be good for this. YOu'd be better off putting the hole in the part.

Corey Scheich · Answer

Look up library features in the help. You can drag and drop library features into your model you can create quite complicated features and you have a chance to change the dimensions of the feature upon insert. You can also disolve the feature which adds all the features that create it to your design tree. There is a thru slot that I use all the time that ships with SW.

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