Connector axis counterbore visualization update

[pierreBodineau]

Hi,

When I create a screw with a conical counterbore in a steel plate through the API, I get this result:

So, it seems that the counterbore is not here. But, if I go to the counterbore config menu, I can see that it is actually here:

Then, clicking OK in the counterbore config menu, then in the connectore axis config menu makes it appear in my model :

Is there a way to make the counterbore appear in the model directly after the plugin call?

At some point, I thought maybe connector_axis_controller.update_axis_cutting_ability would solve the problem, but I didn't see any effect.

Thanks!

[Brunner246]

Hi,

Do you have any additional details about how you re using it (example code) ?
Which cadwork 3d version are you using ?

i was not able to reproduce it.

import cadwork
import connector_axis_controller as cac
import utility_controller as uc

[p1, p2] = uc.get_user_points_with_count(2)

ca_element = cac.create_standard_connector("conic2", p1, p2)

[pierreBodineau]

Hi,

By writing a simple example illustrating our use case, I ended up finding the bug on our side.

When calling connector_axis_controller.set_counterbore_for_start_side, we were setting the depth to 0, so it's like no counterbore. But it seems that when you open the counterbore config menu in this situation, it puts the angle of the cone back to 45°.
So, the solution was simply to set the depth so that the angle is 45° from the beginning.

Here's the short example, to illustrate what was going on:

import cadwork
import connector_axis_controller as ca
import element_controller as ec

plate_thickness = 15.875
plate_width = 50
plate_length = 50

drilling_diameter = 9
counterbore_diameter = 19

origin = cadwork.point_3d(0, 0, 0)

x = cadwork.point_3d(1, 0, 0)
y = cadwork.point_3d(0, 1, 0)
z = cadwork.point_3d(0, 0, 1)

plate_id = ec.create_rectangular_panel_vectors(
    plate_width, plate_thickness, plate_length, origin, x, y
)

axis_id = ca.create_blank_connector(
    0,
    cadwork.point_3d(plate_length / 2, -plate_thickness / 2, 0),
    cadwork.point_3d(plate_length / 2, +plate_thickness / 2, 0),
)

ca.set_section_diameter(axis_id, 0, 9)

item_guid = ca.get_item_guid_by_name(
    'ASSY VG CSK Ø8', cadwork.vba_catalog_item_type.normal_screw
)
ca.set_bolt_item(axis_id, item_guid)
ca.set_bolt_length(axis_id, 200)

# What we were doing.
ca.set_counterbore_for_start_side(
    axis_id,
    0,
    counterbore_diameter,
    0,  # BUG!
    True,
)

# What we should have done.
ca.set_counterbore_for_start_side(
    axis_id,
    0,
    counterbore_diameter,
    (counterbore_diameter - drilling_diameter) / 2,  # NO BUG!
    True,
)

It doesn't matter anymore but we are still using v2025.

Apologies for the disturbance, and thank you for your prompt reply!

[Brunner246]

No worries, glad to hear that it works!