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Working with Multiple Parts in an Assembly

Designing Fastening Holes

Next, you need to design holes in the upper clamp. These holes, when

combined with holes you will later create on the lower clamp, allow the two

clamps to be fastened together.

To make the upper clamp the active part and create a hole:

1. In the Browser, double-click Clamp_top:1.

The upper clamp is now visible and the lower clamp is dimmed. This

dimming behavior is duplicated in the Browser.

2. On the Panel bar, click the Hole tool.

Since Sketch3 contains a hole and center point and is still visible, the hole is

automatically oriented and a preview of the hole is displayed.

3. In the Holes dialog box, select a Through All

termination type.

4. In the graphic preview displayed on the right side of

the Holes dialog box, click the diameter dimension

and change the value to 7 mm.

5. Click OK to create the hole.

Mirroring the Hole

Two holes are required to fasten the clamps together. Rather than creating a second hole, we can mirror the

existing hole. This procedure ensures that the two holes are identical in size and type.

1. On the Panel bar, click the Mirror Feature

tool.

2. Select the existing hole as the feature to

mirror.

3. In the Mirror Pattern dialog box, click the

Mirror Plane option.

4. In the Browser, under Origin (directly below

Clamp_top:1), click YZ Plane.

5. In the Mirror Pattern dialog box, click OK to

mirror the hole feature.

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