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A Pro/DESKTOP Tutorial (Module 7)		 [Van]
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To create a 4mm-diameter hole through the cube from the top face

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Fig. 4. A cube

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Fig. 5.

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Fig. 6.

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Fig. 7.

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Fig. 8.


  1. Use the Select Faces [Select Faces button] tool to select the top face of the cube.

  2. From the Workplane menu choose Plane of object...

  3. Enter the name ‘Top face’ of the sketch in the New Workplane dialogue box.

  4. Select OK.

This creates a new workplane called 'Top face' on the top of the cube with a new sketch called 4mm hole.

  1. Use the Create Circle [Create Circle button] tool to draw a 4mm diameter circle at the centre of the top face of the cube.

  2. Use the co-ordinate readout near the top of the design window to make the circle the correct size. (4mm)

  3. Use the Select Lines [Select Lines button] tool to select the circle.

  4. From the Feature menu choose Project Profile...

  5. Make the entries shown below in the dialogue box.

  6. Select OK

The circle will be projected through the block creating a 4mm-diameter hole

  1. Repeat the above sequence for the two faces on the front of the cube. Start with the step where a face is selected.

  2. Save the corner block.

Summary
The real test of how well you the design specification has been met will be to assemble the block with other components.

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