Converting a Cylindrical Hole to a Through Hole and Creating Dimensions

Converting a Cylindrical Hole to a Through Hole and Creating Dimensions

When creating hole dimensions in 2D drawings or CAXA Draft, holes made with [Cylindrical Hole] will display the plate thickness value—even if the hole is actually through.

To display the hole as [THRU], as shown on the right side of the illustration, use either the [Custom Hole] command from the [Tool] catalog or the [Thru Cut Cylinder] from the [Start] catalog.


Holes created using [Cut Cylinder] from the [Shape] catalog allow flexible control over whether the hole is through or not, but they do not display as [THRU].


This section explains how to convert a cylindrical hole to a through hole for proper dimension display.

Procedure:

[1] Select the cylindrical hole.

[2] From the right-click menu, click [Edit Forward End Condition] and [Edit Backward End Condition], then set both to [Extrude thru Part].


[3] Create a 2D projection drawing in CAXA.

[4] Create [Hole Dimensions].

The hole will now be displayed as [THRU].


Please refer to the video below.
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