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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.
Table 1) With Default Settings: Table of Hole Diameters Corresponding to Tapped Hole Identification by File Extension
| Tapped Hole Nominal Diameter | File Extension | |||||||
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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
Table 2) With Tapped Hole Identification Settings: Table of Hole Diameters Identified as Tapped Holes for Each Specified CAD Package
| 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 Fusion360 | ||
| A Type (*1) | B Type (*2) | ||||||
| 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 Hole Size Selection
Tapped holes cannot be selected for perforated metals, shim plate materials (SPCC [for shims] or SUS304(H) [for shims]) or clear resin.
| Material | Plate Thickness | Tapped Hole Diameter (*1) | ||||||||||
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0.8 | |||||||||||
| 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(*2) | 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 | M6 | M8 | M10 | M12 | M14 | M16 | |||||
| 10.0 | M6 | M8 | M10 | M12 | M14 | M16 | ||||||
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0.8 | |||||||||||
| 1.0 | M2 | M2.5 | M3 | |||||||||
| 1.2 | M2 | M2.5 | M3 | |||||||||
| 1.5 | M2 | M2.5 | M3 | M4 | ||||||||
| 1.6(*3) | M2 | M2.5 | M3 | M4 | M5 | |||||||
| 2.0 | M2 | M2.5 | M3 | M4 | M5 | M6 | ||||||
| 2.5 | M2(*4) | M2.5 | M3 | M4 | M5 | M6 | ||||||
| 3.0 | M2(*4) | M2.5 | M3 | M4 | M5 | M6 | M8 | |||||
| 4.0 | M3 | M4 | M5 | M6 | M8 | M10 | ||||||
| 5.0 | M3(*3) | M4 | M5 | M6 | M8 | M10 | ||||||
| 6.0 | M4(*3) | 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 | ||||||
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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 | ||||||
- *1 M2 M2.5 does not apply to EN 1.0330 equiv. (EN 1.0320 equiv. (hot coiled)) (without surface treatment) and stainless steel materials.
- *2 M2 is EN 1.0330 equiv. (EN 1.0320 equiv. (hot coiled)) (Trivalent chromate black) and EN 1.0330 equiv. (electrolytic zinc plating) only
- *3 Only available for EN AW−5052 equiv. Aluminum Alloy.
- *4 EN AW−5052 equiv., EN AW-5052 equiv. ( pre-finished anodized plate (clear)) and EN AW-5052 equiv. ( pre-finished anodized plate (black)) are not applicable.