To Modify a Hole Table

Edit table format and properties, add or remove holes, add extruded cuts, edit a hole note, change precision of hole location, match custom holes, split or export the table.

Edit hole table format and options

1. Right-click a hole table in the drawing and select Edit Hole Table to display the Edit Hole Table dialog box.
2. On the Format tab, change the table title, formatting, and text styles.
3. Right-click a Property name, and choose Format Column to display the Format Column dialog box. Then edit the column properties including column name, text alignment, measurement units, and format of values.
4. Click Column Chooser to add or remove columns from the hole table. Then in the Hole Table Column Chooser dialog box:
   • Specify the list of properties displayed in the hole table. Select a property, and click Add or Remove to move the property to the Selected Properties or Available Properties list.
     Tip: To add hole dimensions in alternate units to the hole table, select (Alt) Properties from the Select Available Properties From list. Then add appropriate properties to Selected Properties.
   • Click Move Down or Move Up to change the order of the properties.
   • Click New Property to open the Define New Property dialog box, and define custom columns to add to the hole table.
5. On the Options tab of the Edit Hole Table dialog box, change row merge options, hole tag options, and specify included features and hole types.
6. Click OK to close the Edit Hole Table dialog box.

Add holes to a hole table

1. Right-click the hole table, and then select RowAdd Hole from the menu.
2. Click the holes in the drawing view to highlight them.
   Note: The holes must be in the view associated with the table.
3. After selecting the holes, right-click, and then select Create. The holes are added to the end of the table.

Remove a hole from a hole table

1. Right-click the hole table row to delete.
2. Select RowDelete hole from the menu.

When you remove a hole from the table, the associated hole tag is removed from the drawing view.

Add extruded cuts to a hole table

1. Right-click a hole table in the drawing and select Edit Hole Table to display the Edit Hole Table dialog box.
2. On the Options tab, in the View Filters box, select Center Marks in Included Features.
3. Click Apply. The extruded cut is automatically tagged with a hole note and added to the table.

Tip: You can include center marks in your Hole Table style definition.

Edit a hole note and description

1. In the graphics window, right-click a row in the hole table, and then select EditEdit Hole Note.
2. In the Edit Hole Note dialog box, modify the values and symbols of the hole note and set other needed options.
3. Click OK to update the hole note.
4. In the graphics window, right-click the row in the hole table, and then select EditEdit Description Text.
5. In the Format Text dialog box, modify the text and its options.
6. Click OK to update the descriptive text in the hole table row.

Change precision of hole XY location

1. In the graphics window, right-click a XDIM or YDIM cell in the hole table, and then select Precision.
2. Select a precision from the list. The table updates with the new value.
3. Continue to update precision as needed.

Match custom holes

You can specify that two or more custom holes (designated with center marks) are the same. Use one:

• Right-click the primary custom hole tag and select Match Custom Hole. Select any hole tag in the same view that is associated with a center mark. Right-click and select Continue to match the hole descriptions or select Done to cancel the command.
• Select multiple hole tags. Right-click and select Match Custom Hole. All selected hole tags match the first-selected hole tag.

Split a hole table

You can split a hole table into two sections. After creating the sections, you can move each section independently of the other.

1. In the graphics window, right-click the row where the table is to split.
2. Select TableSplit from the menu. The sections of the split table are placed in vertical alignment.

Export a hole table

You can export hole table data to a standard ASCII text file (.txt), or to a Microsoft Excel file (.csv).

1. In the graphics window, click to select the hole table.
2. Right-click the row and select TableExport from the menu.
3. In the Export Hole Table As dialog box, select the file type and specify the path and file name.