Creating Elongated Holes

You can create an elongated hole using the Elongated Hole command.

Before you begin: Ensure that Geometric Constraints and Dimensional Constraints are activated in the Sketch Tools toolbar.
Related Topics
Creating Cylindrical Elongated Holes
Using SmartPick

  1. Click Elongated Hole in the Profile toolbar (Predefined Profile sub-toolbar).

    The Sketch tools toolbar now displays values for defining the elongated hole center to center axis (first and second center point) and then either the elongated hole radius or a point on this elongated hole.

  2. Position the cursor in the desired field and key in the desired values. For example, key in the coordinates of both center points of the elongated hole: a first point (H: 20mm and V: 18mm) and a second point (H: 50mm and V: 18mm).

    First Center



    Second Center

    H=50mm, V=18mm and press Enter.

    You just defined the profile major axis using points. What you can also do is enter both the length and angle of this axis.



    Point on Oblong Profile

    For example, key in the coordinates of a point on the elongated hole (H: 53mm and V: 10mm).

    In other words, you just defined the profile minor axis or the elongated hole width applying a given radius to the profile extremity. At this step, what you can also do is enter the elongated hole radius. The elongated hole appears as shown here.



    Note: In this task, we used the Sketch tools toolbar but you can create this elongated hole manually too. For this, move the cursor to activate SmartPick and click as soon as you get what you want.