Hole
d.hole(inputs?, options?): FeatureHandle<'hole'>
One feature of the timeline, in the create category. Its name follows
the app's (Hole1, then Hole2, …); options.name gives it
another, options.id its ID and options.index its place in the timeline. Inputs the
table calls optional keep the default it names, so a call with none of them still makes
a valid feature.
Inputs
| Input | Type | Required or default | What it does |
|---|---|---|---|
plane |
GeomRef | GeomRef[] (plane, face) |
default XY plane |
Where the holes start: an origin plane, a construction plane or a flat face. |
points |
GeomRef | GeomRef[] (sketchEntity) |
optional | The sketch points to drill at. With none, the one hole is at x and y. |
x |
string | number | ParameterHandle |
default 0 |
The hole's place along the plane frame's X; a length. |
y |
string | number | ParameterHandle |
default 0 |
The hole's place along the plane frame's Y; a length. |
type |
'simple' | 'counterbore' | 'countersink' |
default simple |
Simple, counterbored or countersunk. |
extent |
'blind' | 'through' |
default blind |
Blind or through. |
diameter |
string | number | ParameterHandle |
default 5 mm |
The hole's diameter; a length. |
depth |
string | number | ParameterHandle |
default 10 mm |
A blind hole's depth to the end of the full diameter; a length. |
tipAngle |
string | number | ParameterHandle |
default 118°, 0° for a flat bottom |
The drill point's full angle; an angle. |
cbDiameter |
string | number | ParameterHandle |
default 10 mm |
The counterbore's diameter; a length. |
cbDepth |
string | number | ParameterHandle |
default 4 mm |
The counterbore's depth; a length. |
csDiameter |
string | number | ParameterHandle |
default 10 mm |
The countersink cone's diameter at the surface; a length. |
csAngle |
string | number | ParameterHandle |
default 90° |
The countersink cone's full angle; an angle. |
flip |
boolean |
default false |
Drill the other way, against a face's inward direction. |
Faces
| Role | What it is |
|---|---|
cap:start |
The face the sweep starts at: the profile in its own place. |
cap:end |
The face the sweep ends at. |
side:<curve> |
A wall, one per edge of the profile: the sketch curve it came from, or the body edge it was swept from. |
side:<segment> |
One segment of the hole's own wall: top (where it opens), wall, tip, floor, bottom, cbwall, cbfloor or cone, prefixed with the sketch point's ID where the hole was placed at one. |
handle.face(role) builds a reference to one of them and handle.faceName(role) its
persistent name.
A <…> is what varies: a side:<sketch curve> is the wall of the curve you pass,
and a role of a face that no face carries takes that part out.
A role this feature never names is a lost reference — a visible error, never a silent
guess.
Example
import { Design, type LineHandle } from '@extrudo/api';
const d = Design.create({ name: 'My part' });
// Two solids to point faces, edges and bodies at.
const plate = d.box({ length: '40 mm', width: '20 mm', height: '10 mm' });
const shaft = d.cylinder({ diameter: '20 mm', height: '20 mm' });
// A sketch with two closed profiles, a hole and a guide line beside them.
let guide!: LineHandle;
const s = d.sketch(d.origin.xy, (k) => {
k.rectangle([0, 0], [40, 20]);
k.circle([10, 10], '3 mm');
k.rectangle([50, 0], [60, 10]);
guide = k.line([-5, 30], [45, 30]);
});
const profile = s.profileAt([1, 1]);
const sections = s.profiles();
const line = guide.ref();
const face = plate.face('side:front');
const edge = plate.edge([plate.faceName('side:front'), plate.faceName('side:right')]);
const vertex = plate.vertex([plate.faceName('side:front'), plate.faceName('side:right')]);
const corner = plate.vertex([plate.faceName('side:front'), plate.faceName('side:left')]);
const body = plate.body();
const step = 'att-part.step'; // an attachment of the design
const plan = 'att-plan.png';
// Hole.
d.hole({ plane: d.origin.xy, x: '10 mm', y: '10 mm', diameter: '4 mm', extent: 'through' });
See also
- Features by category
- Sketches —
d.sketch(plane, build)and its builder - References — every helper that builds a reference