Hole Template Editor

The Hole Template Editor defines and manages hole machining templates in Fusion.

It supports hole recognition and machining workflows, especially for complex or custom hole geometry that needs a defined machining strategy.

Hole signature: build, pick, and preview

Build detailed hole signatures from Cylinder, Cone, and Torus segments. Each segment can use specific dimensions, a range, or any size. The preview updates as you edit.

You can pick a hole signature from the model and preview which holes match it.

When the template applies

You can add optional limits so the template matches the right holes: model color, thread designation on Cylinder segments, or PMI-based dimensions and tolerances.

Set Template priority so Fusion knows which template to use first when more than one could apply to the same hole.

Operations control

Add, remove, reorder, and edit operations used by the template. For step-by-step help with Tool options, Search criteria, and fallback Drill chains, see Configure hole template operations.

• Pick a tool manually for your intended cut.
• Or, on the operation Tool tab, set Tool Selection to Search criteria to search the selected libraries for tools that match your settings.
• Search By and other fields that appear describe how the tool relates to the hole (for example diameter or ratio). They can also refine geometry, stick-out, presets, or tapping type when relevant.
• Search criteria define which tools match; they do not rank a preferred tool. If several tools still match, which one is used may depend on order in the library list.

You can also create fallback operations that automatically run when a primary operation cannot complete holes due to collision avoidance. Fallback operations typically use longer tools to reach areas where the primary operation encountered collisions.