Thru hole callouts in drawings

[mckeand13]

I'm having a problem with thru hole callouts in drawings.
A turned part is 1" long and I have an extruded cut "through all" along the centerline.

When I put it in a drawing, I use the "hole callout" feature to define the hole. I remember a while ago, instances like this would be calle out as ex. ".250 THRU ALL" but now they are being called out as ".250 down 1.00"

I want it called out as "thru all". How can I make it do that? I swear it used to.

Thanks.

 

[ctopher]

When you extrude the sketch of the hole, do you specify a depth or select through all? Select through all and the callout should have THRU.

Chris
Sr. Mechanical Designer, CAD
SolidWorks 05 SP3.1 / PDMWorks 05
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[mckeand13]

If it's a thru hole, I always select through all for the cut.

It still calls out the full depth, not thru all on the drawing though.

 

[ctopher]

I can't find a setting for this. When I use the hole callout, it shows me "THRU". I don't know if it has changed for 2006.

Chris
Sr. Mechanical Designer, CAD
SolidWorks 05 SP3.1 / PDMWorks 05
ctopher's home site (updated 06-21-05)
FAQ559-1100
FAQ559-716

 

[SBaugh]

Maybe the Calloutformat.txt file was changed by you or a colleague mckeand113?

Regards,

Scott Baugh, CSWP

http://www.scottjbaugh.com

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[wgchere]

Use the Hole Wizard to make the hole. Define the depth as "through all," not "up to next," and the the hole callout feature should read it correctly. I have never had a lot of luck with the hole callout function outside of Hole Wizard features.

 

[mckeand13]

Sometimes It will work for me, calling out THRU. Other times it doesn't. I can't figure out how or why there's a difference. In each case, it's a sketch that i extrude THROUGH ALL.

Is there anything specifically on how the hole must be started or anything else that may lead to differences?