Creating Cylindrical Elongated Holes

This task shows how to create a cylindrical elongated hole. A construction arc assists you in creating this element. In this task, we will use the Sketch tools toolbar but, of course you can create this cylindrical elongated hole manually. For this, move the cursor to activate SmartPick and click as soon as you get what you wish.
  1. Click Cylindrical Elongated .
    The Sketch tools toolbar now displays values for defining the cylindrical elongated hole.

  1. Type in the Sketcher tools toolbar for the circle center: H=20mm, V=20mm and press Enter.

The center point will be used to create both the big radius (radius and angle of the cylindrical elongated hole) and the small radius (circular extremities used to define the cylindrical elongated hole).

  1. Type in the Sketcher tools toolbar for the arc start point : H=30mm, V=10mm and press Enter.

The arc appears as a construction arc.

 
 

At this step, you may also define the arc big radius R and angle A.

  1. Locate the cursor close to H=10mm and V=30mm

  1. Type in the Sketcher tools toolbar for the arc end point : H=10mm and press Enter.

 
 
 

At this step, you cannot define the arc big radius R and angle A.

  1. Type in the Sketcher tools toolbar for the point on cylindrical elongated hole: H=40mm, V=18mm and press Enter.

 
 

In other words, you are defining what we call the small radius (Radius: 5.958mm). This small radius corresponds to the width of the cylindrical elongated hole, relatively to the circle center.