hole tables

[rickm]

Hello, I have been trying to create a custom hole table for a few hours so far and i have not had any success. There has been a few helpful posts that break down the proceedure of how to create a hole table.


The process that i have done so far is 1. I copied the UNC.hol file from the <loadpoint>/text/hole and renamed it to NEW.hol and saved it to a safe file on my hard drive.


2. I also went into my config.pro and changed the hole_diameter_override to "yes"


3. I changed my hole_parameter_file_path to the same file_path where the NEW.hol file is save


4. Then i restart Pro E and it still does not work.


Am i missing any steps or does anyone have any ideas of what im doing wrong?


Look forward to hearing back from you.

 

[kdem]

One thing it doesn't look like you did from your steps is change the line for the THREAD_SERIES designation.

 

[rickm]

Is THREAD_SERIES an option in the config.pro menu? Because i cannot find it.

 

[bfairhurst]

you must open the new hole file you created with notepad and you will see at the top something like this


TABLE_DATA


PRO_VERSION 24


THREAD_SERIES HCCA


CLASS 2b


TABLE_UNITS inch


DEPTH_RATIO 1.25


CALLOUT_FORMAT


the thread series name must match the name of the hole file. I believe there is a limit to the number of characters you can use.

 

[rickm]

Awesome! It is working for now. I still need to play around with it for a bit. Thanks for all your help!!!

 

[rickm]

When modifying my hole chart, is there a way that i can specify the thread depth and hole depth for a given thread size.


For example lets say i want my chart to automatically set the thread depth to 1.12" and the drill depth to 1.75" every time i pick a 1.125-8 UN thread.


I know you can specify the thread ratio but in my case there will be different threads in the table that have different thread depth to drill depth ratios.


I guess what im looking for is a command that i can enter into the hole chart that pro E will read. such as THREAD_DEPTH or something like that.