To Create a Nested Hole Chart (AutoCAD Mechanical Toolset)

A nested hole chart is a consolidated table that describes the coordinate positions and specifications of holes that belong multiple origins.

To create a nested hole chart:

  1. Click Annotate tabTable panelHole Chart. Find
  2. Specify a origin to use for the nested hole chart.
  3. Specify the angle by which the Hole Chart coordinates are to be deviated from the UCS, and then press ENTER.
  4. Specify a name for the point origin, and then press ENTER.
  5. At the “Select holes or [Block/POint]: prompt, select the origins of the hole charts to include in the nested hole chart, and then press ENTER.
  6. Specify an insertion point to place the hole chart. The program creates the nested hole chart and erases the individual hole charts.