Tapped Hole Identification and Selectable Sizes

Tapped Hole Identification

Hole diameter information in meviy’s hole information database is registered corresponding to the nominal diameters of tapped holes from each uploadable file extension. Detected hole diameters are checked against the table below (Table 1).
*If the detected diameter does not match any entry in the table, the hole will be treated as a through hole. However, you can change the hole type or nominal diameter when configuring the quote settings.
*If a diameter corresponds to multiple nominal diameters (below, 5.00 mm), the larger nominal diameter (M6) will be prioritized and selected.

Tapped Hole Nominal Diameter	File Extension
Tapped Hole Nominal Diameter	STEP (.step / .stp) Parasolid (.x_t/.x_b/.xmt /.xmt_txt) ACIS (.sat/.sab) JT (.jt) PRC (.prc) I-deas (.arc/.unv)					SOLIDWORKS(.sldprt) Siemens PLM-NX(.prt) Creo (.neu/.prt/.xpr) Solid Edge (.par/.pwd) Pro/ENGINEER (.prt/.neu/.xpr)	Autodesk Inventor(.ipt) CATIA V5 (.CATPart)	iCAD SX (.icd)
M2	1.57	1.60	1.62	2.00		1.60	1.57	2.00
M2.5	2.01	2.05	2.08	2.50		2.05	2.01	2.50
M3	2.46	2.50	2.53	3.00		2.50	2.46	3.00
M4	3.24	3.30	3.33	4.00		3.30	3.24	4.00
M5	4.13	4.20	4.23	5.00		4.20	4.13	5.00
M6	4.92	5.00	5.04	6.00		5.00	4.92	6.00
M8	6.65	6.75	6.78	6.80	8.00	6.80	6.65	8.00
M10	8.38	8.50	8.53	10.00		8.50	8.38	10.00
M12	10.11	10.20	10.25	10.27	10.30	10.20	10.11	12.00
M14	11.84	12.00	12.02	12.10		12.00	11.84	14.00
M16	13.84	14.00	14.02	16.00		14.00	13.84	16.00

To aid correct identification of tapped holes, it is recommend that you specify the CAD package you normally use in “Automatic Hole Type Recognition.”
Hole diameters detected by the meviy platform will then be checked against the hole diameters for the specified CAD package (Table 2).
*The link below provides more information on configuring settings.
FA Mechanical Parts; Configurable Settings on Settings Screen: Automatic Hole Type Recognition

Tapped Hole Nominal Diameter	Tapped Hole Identification Settings
	SOLIDWORKS (Select from 2 types)		Siemens PLM-NX Creo Solid Edge Onshape	Autodesk Inventor CATIA	iCAD SX	IronCAD	Autodesk Fusion
	A Type (*1)	B Type (*2)	Siemens PLM-NX Creo Solid Edge Onshape	Autodesk Inventor CATIA	iCAD SX	IronCAD	Autodesk Fusion
M2	1.60	2.00	1.60	1.56	2.00	1.60	1.62
M2.5	2.05	2.50	2.05	2.01	2.50	2.05	2.08
M3	2.50	3.00	2.50	2.46	3.00	2.50	2.53
M4	3.30	4.00	3.30	3.24	4.00	3.30	3.33
M5	4.20	5.00	4.20	4.13	5.00	4.20	4.23
M6	5.00	6.00	5.00	4.92	6.00	5.00	5.04
M8	6.80	8.00	6.80	6.65	8.00	6.80	6.78
M10	8.50	10.00	8.50	8.38	10.00	8.50	8.53
M12	10.20	12.00	10.20	10.11	12.00	10.2	10.27
M14	12.00	14.00	12.00	11.84	14.00	12.00	12.02
M16	14.00	16.00	14.00	13.84	16.00	14.00	14.02

*1 When the SOLIDWORKS hole options selected are “Tap drill diameter” or “Cosmetic threads.”

*2 When the SOLIDWORKS hole option selected is “Remove threads.”

Tapped holes cannot be selected for perforated metals or the material with thickness of 0.8㎜ or less.

Materiall : Steel	Plate Thickness	Tapped Hole Diameter
EN 1.0330 equiv. EN 1.0320 equiv. (hot coiled) EN 1.0038 equiv. EN 1.0330 equiv. (Electrolytic Zinc Plating)	1.0	M2	M2.5	M3
	1.2	M2	M2.5	M3
	1.6	M2	M2.5	M3	M4	M5
	2.0	M2	M2.5	M3	M4	M5	M6
	2.3	M2	M2.5	M3	M4	M5	M6
	3.2	M2(*1)	M2.5	M3	M4	M5	M6	M8
	4.5			M3	M4	M5	M6	M8	M10
	6.0				M4	M5	M6	M8	M10
	9.0					M5(*2)	M6	M8	M10
	10.0						M6	M8	M10	M12	M14	M16
	12.0						M6	M8	M10	M12	M14	M16
	16.0						M6	M8	M10	M12	M14	M16

*1 M2 is EN 1.0330 equiv. (EN 1.0320 equiv. (hot coiled)) (Trivalent chromate black) and EN 1.0330 equiv. (electrolytic zinc plating) only
*2 Only available for EN 1.0038 equiv.

Material : Stainless Steel	Plate Thickness	Tapped Hole Diameter
EN 1.4301 equiv.(No.1) EN 1.4301 equiv.(2B) EN 1.4016 equiv.(2B)	1.0	M2	M2.5	M3
	1.2	M2	M2.5	M3
	1.5	M2	M2.5	M3	M4
	2.0	M2	M2.5	M3	M4	M5	M6
	2.5	M2	M2.5	M3	M4	M5	M6
	3.0	M2	M2.5	M3	M4	M5	M6	M8
	4.0			M3	M4	M5	M6	M8	M10
	5.0				M4	M5	M6	M8	M10
	6.0					M5	M6	M8	M10
	9.0						M6	M8	M10	M12	M14	M16
	10.0						M6	M8	M10	M12	M14	M16
	12.0						M6	M8	M10	M12	M14	M16
EN 1.4301 equiv. (single-sided #400-grit polished) EN 1.4301 equiv.(single-sided hairline finish)	1.0			M3
	1.2			M3
	1.5			M3	M4
	2.0			M3	M4	M5	M6
	3.0			M3	M4	M5	M6	M8

Material : Aluminum	Plate Thickness	Tapped Hole Diameter
EN AW−5052 equiv. EN AW-5052 equiv. ( pre-finished anodized plate (clear)) EN AW-5052 equiv. ( pre-finished anodized plate (black))	1.0	M2	M2.5	M3
	1.2	M2	M2.5	M3
	1.5	M2	M2.5	M3	M4
	1.6	M2	M2.5	M3	M4	M5
	2.0	M2	M2.5	M3	M4	M5	M6
	2.5		M2.5	M3	M4	M5	M6
	3.0		M2.5	M3	M4	M5	M6	M8
	4.0			M3	M4	M5	M6	M8	M10
	5.0			M3	M4	M5	M6	M8	M10
	6.0				M4	M5	M6	M8	M10

Material : Clear Resin	Plate Thickness
PET Acrylic PC (Polycarbonate) PVC	3.0	M3	M4	M5
	5.0	M3	M4	M5	M6
	8.0	M3	M4	M5	M6	M8
	10.0	M3	M4	M5	M6	M8	M10