

SOLIDWORKS CAM will choose Drill as the Strategy because the feature is just seen as a hole. This example shows a hole that is ¼” in diameter and the end condition of the cut is Through All. Notice that the hole found in the screenshot below was created using an extrude cut feature. Program a tapped hole with a simple extrude cut If that’s what you intend, select that option, otherwise leave it blank so that SOLIDWORKS CAM can search the entire TechDB for the appropriate tap and a drill for the minor diameter. Tip: If you set your Toolcrib to “Use toolcrib tools only”, SOLIDWORKS CAM will not search outside of the specified Toolcrib to grab the correct tap cutter and drill for the minor diameter. Choose “Extract Machineable Features” from the SOLIDWORKS CAM tab.Click the green check to complete the command.


Click “Hole Wizard” on the Features tab in the Command Manager.How to program a tapped hole with the SOLIDWORKS Hole Wizard For best results with SOLIDWORKS CAM, users must have an understanding of their machines, machining parameters, and machining concepts. Note: The following tutorial is for learning purposes only. In this blog, I’ll cover both of those methods. A frequent question I receive from CAM users is “how do I create a toolpath for a threaded hole in SOLIDWORKS CAM?” There are two methods to accomplish the programming of a threaded hole in SOLIDWORKS CAM: starting with the hold wizard or starting with a simple extrude cut. SOLIDWORKS CAM is an add-on to SOLIDWORKS CAD that is packed with a variety of features from 2.5 axis milling to 2 axis turning.
