1. The secret here is to use grouping to put a pocket feature together with a hole feature.

2. The advantage is that the machinist can use an endmill to mill in a circular fashion around the pocket (or counterbore).

3. Create a pocket the size of the counter bore you want at 0,0.

4. Create a plain hole feature at 0,0.

5. Select both features and go to Construct , Pattern and Group.  Choose Group.  * note this option will be grayed out unless you have only a feature(s) selected.

6. You now have a counterbore feature that gets cut with an endmill that you can place anwhere or even put into a pattern!

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