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When using the Hole command, I want to use just fixed, dimensioned and constrained points in my existing sketch. When I miss such point when picking the hole center, Inventor creates a new "free" point and a misplaced hole. How to avoid this?

Since Inventor version 2020.1, the hole properties panel contains the icon "Allow center point creation", which prevents creating holes by "free" clicking (see image):

Holes - Inventor
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See also:
Tip 14611:Contribution of individual features to the total mass of an Inventor part (iLogic).
Tip 14503:Compare the performance of creating arrays/patterns in Inventor.
Tip 13592:Searching in the Inventor assembly model.
Tip 13536:iLogic: How to find if a document is a sheet metal part and if it contains holes?
Tip 13040:iLogic - display information about complexity of an Inventor part.
Selected tip: Color support for 3D file export in Autodesk Inventor.


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