Alibre Design

Chapter 7 - Feature Creation‣ To create a hole:1. Select the Hole tool from the Part Modeling toolbar; or from the Featuremenu select Hole; or right-click and select Add Hole from the pop-up menu. TheHole dialog box appears.2. Select the Start surface. A reference plane or planar face can be used as thestart surface.Note: You can place multiple holes simultaneously. With the Hole dialog boxopen, just click again on the start surface to place another hole.3. Select the hole Type from the list. A number of standard hole types are available.4. In the Specification field, enter the parameters associated with the hole type.5. Select a Depth condition from the list:Blind: creates the hole to a specified depth.To Limit Geometry: creates a hole up to a specified face or plane. An offsetcan also be specified.Through All: creates a hole through the entire part.6. Specify the depth parameters depending on which depth condition is being used.7. If needed, choose the Thread type as described below.189