In Plugin Builder, drills can be registered in two ways:
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Dynamic drill: applied so that one part generates a drill in another geometry.
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Static drill: applied directly to the geometry itself.
This article presents the drill registration options in Plugin Builder and their configuration parameters.
In this article you will see:
Drill registration in geometries
1. In the module registration, access the Builder tab.
2. Register the drill in the tool tab Drills Registry.
3. Configure a registration with the diameter and characteristics of the drill.
4. In the Viewport, select the face of the geometry that will receive the drill.
5. Click Add Hole.
6. In the 2D image, click the point where the drill will be inserted.
7. Click again on Select/Move and select the applied drill.
8. In the Editing tab, configure the type of drill (Static or Dynamic).
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Static: option where the drill will be generated on the part where it was registered, configure the following fields:
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Dynamic: option where the part generates a drill in another geometry, configure the following fields:
Editing Items
Properties
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Condition: Defines rules to generate or not the drill.
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Drilling Type: Determines if it will be static or dynamic.
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*Inclination: Defines how much the drill will be inclined relative to the vertical.
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Insert dowel via machine: Allows inserting dowels via the Creator 950 machine.
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*Insert Glue: Indicates if the drill should receive glue application.
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Name: Defines the name of the drill.
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X: Defines the X position of the drill relative to the zero point of the part.
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*XY Angle: Defines the direction of the drill on the horizontal plane.
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Y: Defines the Y position of the drill relative to the zero point of the part.
Maker
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Depth: Defines the depth of the drill.
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Diameter: Defines the width of the drill.
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Drill: Selects the registered drill.
Properties
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DefineProcessRule: Enables or disables the option.
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Process Type: For information about these processes, click here.
Receiver
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Diameter: Defines the diameter of the generated drill.
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drill: Selects the registered drill.
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Depth: Defines the depth.
After configuration, in the field drills received by this item it is possible to define:
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All drillings: if this option is selected, the field Inherit Drillings will be automatically disabled.
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None drilling: if this option is selected and the field Inherit Drillings is unchecked, this part will not receive any dynamic drills. If Inherit Drillings is checked, the dynamic drills received will be based on the group above it in the hierarchy.
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Only registered drillings: if this option is selected and the field Inherit drills is unchecked, only the drills registered in the item itself will be considered. If Inherit Drillings is checked, both the drills registered in the item and those from the group above it in the hierarchy will be considered.
Example:
See below an example of adding a drill to the part
IMPORTANT:
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The option Inherit drills allows inheriting drills from the higher hierarchical group, adding to those drills registered in itself.
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Available starting from Builder version 1.60.16.12.
Drill registration in 3D drawings
Registration in 3D drawings only allows dynamic drills.
1. In the module registration, access the Builder tab.
2. Register the drill in the tool tab Drills Registry.
3. Create a registration with the diameter and characteristics of the drill.
4. After registering the drill, it is necessary to register a contour face in the drawing. This face must be the contact face between the registered DXF and the geometry that will receive this drill.
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In the example below, we have a dowel drawing, this dowel has a contact face, located at the position where the faces of the geometries meet that it drills.
5. To create the contour face to be loaded into the DXF, it is necessary to create a Layer called CONTOUR.
6. With this Layer, create a Polyline delimiting the contour of the part.
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In the case of the dowel, it will be the rectangular face.
NOTE: The height of the contour is registered in Promob.
7. Load the drawing into Promob and associate the contour.
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The contact face of the part is created automatically in the Builder tab;
8. In the Viewport, select the contact face.
9. Click Add drill and position it in the 2D image.
10. In the 2D image, click the point where the drill will be registered.
11. Configure the editing parameters the same way as in geometries.
NOTES: files registered in DXF do not receive drills in Builder.
Marking hole – Builder XML
In the Builder plugin setup, the field Marking drill depth (mm) is available.
IMPORTANT: The default value is 2, but this value can be changed by the user at any time.
For drills where the depth is defined as less than the value informed in this field, they will be generated in the XML file with the information ISMARKING set to True.
And if the depth defined in the drills is greater than the value in this field, they will be generated with the value False.
Example of display in XML
Situation where the Marking drill depth is set to 2.
Available from Builder version 1.60.39.0 published on 10/09/2025.
Inclined Hole
The new feature allows Add inclined hole directly in the part project, expanding modeling options.
New parameters:
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*Inclination: Defines how much the hole will be inclined relative to the vertical.
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*Insert Glue: Indicates if the hole should receive glue application.
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*XY Angle: Defines the direction of the hole on the horizontal plane.
With this feature, it is possible to position holes at different angles, meeting more complex projects and ensuring greater precision.
Example of added Inclined holes:
COMPATIBILITY: