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Hole tables

Use the  Hole table tool from the AnnotationInformation you can add to a drawing, such as notes, dimensions, geometric tolerances, center marks, and Bills of Materials. ribbon group in the DetailAspects of a design incorporated to communicate with others or submit the design for review. Use the tools on the Detailing tab to annotate designs, create drawing sheets, and review design changes. You can customize detailing settings to conform to standards or create your own custom style. tab to create a table that orders a design’s round holes by size (classified by duplicates) and labels the holes on a planar face. In a hole table, holes are sorted in order from left to right, then top to bottom. This feature works with holes only (threaded or non-threaded) including designs with hole patterns, but does not work with slots of any type.

A Hole table displays in the Structure tree as an Annotation PlaneConstruction geometry consisting of a flat surface. Planes can be used for a 2D sketch, section view of a model, a neutral plane in a draft feature.. You can deselect the Annotation Plane checkbox to hide the Hole table. A Hole chart displays the quantity of holes in your design that have similar diameters.  Once you create a Hole table, origin points, and X and Y axis labels, display as shown in the image below, and you can create a Hole chart:

To create a Hole table

1. Click on a planar face that includes holes. SpaceClaim creates a datum plane for the Hole table. 
2. Click and drag the Hole table to an empty space in the design window. X and Y axis labels, and an origin point, display.

Holes with counterbores, countersinks, or fillets are shown in the table. DimensionsValues or expressions you enter for precise control during the creation or modification of a design. You can dimension every element, from lines in sketches to faces of solids. See Ordinate dimensions, Progressive dimensions, Ruler dimension. are taken from the intersection with the top plane and the hole.

SpaceClaim uses all faces of the solid with the same orientation to collect holes for the table. Label editing works for holes that appear on multiple faces as shown in the image below.

Moving a Hole table origin

You can drag a Hole Table origin to move it. As shown in the image below, an origin displays as a red circle:

• To view the origin, hover over the two perpendicular axes for the X and Y coordinates (with extension lines).
• When you select an origin, its size increases and all valid origin positions display as red origin points. These origin points remain visible until you begin to drag the origin to a different position. As you drag the origin, the X and/or Y coordinates data in the Hole Table immediately updates to provide a preview of X and Y coordinates data for the various origin positions.
• When you release an origin to set the new location, the origin points no longer display, and the Hole Table updates to reflect the X and Y coordinate position of the new origin location. When moved close enough to another valid origin position, the X and Y coordinate display in the new position, and the origin snaps to the new location. as shown below:
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To format font text properties for Hole table elements

You can use the Font options in the Font group of the Design2D or 3D model that contains at least one top-level component. tab to format the font text properties of the X/Y labels and all hole labels, as shown in the image set below. For example, you might prefer text to display in a non-default font, or a Microsoft Windows 3.1 font, such as Modern, Roman, or Script. You can also change font text properties of hole tables that display for either single or multiple faces.

1. Select and an origin axis or extension line.
2. Click the Detail tab, and, from the Font group, choose your Font options.

   The axis or line font changes automatically to update to your selection.

The images below show samples of hole tables with different fonts used for hole labels and X and Y axis coordinates:

Working with hole tables

• Use the pull handles on the table or chart to size as needed. Use the round handle at the top of the table to rotate the table or chart.
• Just like a regular table, you can change the values in the Rows and Columns cells in the Properties panelArea of the user interface that displays editable details about the selected object(s). This panel is initially displayed on the lower left side of the screen, but can be moved. to adjust the number, width, or height of a table element.
• You can change individual axis label text and text properties (text is a single line). For example, you could have X-A coordinates instead of X-Y.

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• If you make changes to your design, select the table ( or X or Y axis) and use the RMB to:
  • Show Hole Chart to create another chart.
  • Show Hole Tableto create an updated table.
  • Save Table As a Web (.htm, .html) or XML file.

• When you change the size of a hole, the values in the table update, and the table re-orders and re-classifies the holes and rows of the table.

• When you copy and paste a hole, the table updates to display a new row with the hole’s X, Y, and Description values.

• After you drag a label to another position on the design, the table updates to the size and position of the new hole. To display your changes in a new table, right-mouse click and select Show Hole Table.

• To remove a table or chart, select the table, right-mouse click, and select Cut.