{"id":104,"date":"2013-01-08T11:05:19","date_gmt":"2013-01-08T16:05:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/example.org\/how-to-add-a-custom-hole-size-to-the-hole-wizard-database-in-solidworks"},"modified":"2013-07-22T16:09:08","modified_gmt":"2013-07-22T16:09:08","slug":"how-to-add-a-custom-hole-size-to-the-hole-wizard-database-in-solidworks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/2013\/01\/how-to-add-a-custom-hole-size-to-the-hole-wizard-database-in-solidworks.html","title":{"rendered":"How to Add a Custom Hole Size to the Hole Wizard Database in SolidWorks"},"content":{"rendered":"

SolidWorks Hole Wizard is pretty complete when it comes to industry standards for hole sizes, but what happens when you want a hole size that isn’t in the list? \u00a0Not a lot of people are familiar with SolidWorks ability to add custom hole sizes to the Hole Wizard database. So let’s see how that is\u00a0 done….<\/p>\n

You’re gonna start by opening Toolbox Settings by going either to Start, All Programs, SolidWorks <version>, SolidWorks Tools, Toolbox Settings or within SolidWorks under the Toolbox menu, selecting Configure Toolbox.<\/p>\n

Go to the Hole Wizard section and browse to the type of hole you want to customize. When you click on the hole type you want you’ll be shown a
\nlist of all the different sizes associated with that hole.<\/p>\n

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On the left under Standard Properties, you’ll see two sections, Sizes and Thread Data. The new hole size will need to be added to both of these
\nsections.<\/p>\n

Start under the sizes area and click the “+” to add a new size<\/p>\n

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Input your Size, Pitch and Diameter…<\/p>\n

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Your new size will be added to the list. Next we’ll do the same thing by going to the Thread Data category and adding a new size here as well,
\nusing the same process as before.<\/p>\n

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The only catch here is that the “fullsize” field must match what was entered in “Size” field in the previous step.<\/p>\n

Once you’ve entered this data, accept the new size and save your toolbox changes before exiting the toolbox configurator.<\/p>\n

Now go add a new hole wizard hole and you’ll see your new size shown in the dropdown.<\/p>\n

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…And you have now successfully added a custom hole size to Hole Wizard!<\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

Chris Olson is Technical Services Engineer at\u00a0Graphics Systems<\/a>, a SolidWorks Value Added Reseller with locations across Wisconsin and Illinois. He is a regular contributor to the Graphics Systems\u2019 blog:\u00a0SolidNotes.com<\/a>, your source for SolidWorks, Simulation, Data Management, & Product Communication Tips & Tricks.<\/p>\n

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