How do you make a dowel pin in Solidworks?

What is a dowel hole solidworks?

Dowel holes are used to align components in assemblies. You can choose from standard diameters, or assign custom diameters appropriate to your industry. To insert the dowel hole: Click Hole Wizard. (Features toolbar).

What is pin dowel?

In a manufacturing setting, dowel pins are solid, headless, cylindrical metal rods that have been machined to specific tolerances. These pins are typically used to align, locate, or join component to absorb lateral stress.

How does dowel pin work?

At its simplest, a dowel pin is just a solid cylinder of material, which is inserted through a hole. When a dowel pin is inserted through concentric holes in two or more components, it locates and holds them together.

Are dowel pins hardened through?

Due to the high hardness design of the pin’s surface, a dowel should be pressed into a reamed hole with a hammer made of softer material, rather than hammered or driven. This prevents the pin from shattering and causing injury.

How do you add a pin in Solidworks?

Inserting Dowel Pin Symbols Automatically



Click Dowel Pin Symbol (Annotation toolbar) or Insert > Annotations > Dowel Pin Symbol. Under Auto Insert, select For all dowel holes. Select drawing views. As you select drawing views, the dowel pin symbols are inserted in the view.

What material are dowel pins made from?

Most metal dowel pins are made of steel. With that said, they aren’t all made of the same type of steel. Some dowel pins are made of high-carbon steel, while others are made of stainless steel or even zinc-plated steel.