Work with simple drilled hole toolpaths

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Creating simple holes using a drill bit is an easy

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process in fusion 360 using the drill tool path.

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There are many parameters that you can use to optimize this

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process and we will cover some of the basic ones.

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In this video.

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The drill tool path is one of the most useful tool paths to familiarize yourself with.

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A common application of this command is for creating a simple hole with a drill bit.

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Select the drill tool path followed by the drill

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bit you want to use to create the hole.

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Please note

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that for the threaded holes. In this example,

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you will need to use a number seven drill which is a 0.201 inch [5 millimeter] diameter.

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This means the hole is undersized

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but enough material is left that the tap will later have material to cut into.

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When we want to put threads in the part,

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you will select the face of one hole you wish to create.

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And if you want to drill multiple holes having the same diameter,

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use the select same diameter option.

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Once the whole geometry is selected,

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verify that the drilling operation occurs at to the correct

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depth by reviewing the options in the heights tab.

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The selection and offset features can be used to adjust drilling parameters.

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In the case of our project, we are offsetting the whole depth minus 0.250 [-6.35 millimeters]

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and checking the drill tip through bottom box

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to ensure that the drill bit fully exits the back of the part.

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To allow for an easier time when threading these holes later.

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You are then ready to complete the operation and look at the tool path simulation.

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If you are using high speed seal drills and need

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to pre drill the holes using a spot drill,

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the process is similar

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but you will need to set the depth of the spot drill using the heights tab

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in the bottom height area.

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Selecting an option like chamfer to width to set the drill

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depth to an appropriate level for a simple spot drilling operation

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with carbide drill bits.

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This will not be a consideration

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because they don't necessarily need pre drilling operations added.