Creating a New Hole Type for ANSI Metric 2

[Jterry85]

I'm looking to add a tapped hole type to an existing standard. I have M14 x 1.5 and I'm looking to create a M14 x 1.0.

I have SW 2008.

How to do it?

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

It's amazing what can be found in the FAQ section.

This should be fairly close
faq559-1183

 

[Jterry85]

Yes I did see this but I'm not looking to create an entire new standard. Would just like to add a thread size to an existing standard.

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

That is how it is done in SW. After the new standard is created for customization, any unwanted portions can be deleted. When creating a custom hole it is a very simple on-the-fly selection to switch from the standard to the customized database.

You could go into the main Access database but that would void SW support.

 

[cangevine]

Jterry,
The best way is to modify the SWBrowser.mdb database. Make a backup of this file first, just in case.

Open it up and look for the AM_DATA_HW_TappedHole table. This is where the Hole Wizard gets the Metric tapped hole information from. Add a new entry for your M14x1. You also have to add the tap drill size. Open the AM_DATA_HW_TapDrills table and add a new entry. Keep the SIZE description the same for both. And finally look for AM_DATA_THRD and add any entry. This is where you put all the information in about the threads. Make sure you use the same size description everywhere.

I have modified this database extensively for our company standards. It’s no big deal. Mostly it is just hard to find what you need to change. Good luck.
Chris