Add a Hole Feature

Add a hole feature to a profile in the 3D model.

1. Select Beams, Columns > Detailing > Add Hole.
2. Select a profile.
3. If necessary, select a reference point on the cross section. The position of the hole in relation to this point will be retained if you replace the profile. Do one of the following:
   • Select one of the nine points on a rectangle drawn around the cross section as the locating point from the auxiliary menu.

     

   • Select the Select Locating Point function from the auxiliary menu, and select any point on the cross section as the locating point. If required, you can change the locating point to one of the nine quick-selection points, and then activate the selected locating point again by selecting the Free Locating Point function.
4. Select either of the following from the contextual toolbar:
   • Set feature by surface. The hole perforates a surface orthogonally.
   • Set feature by selected point. You can define the direction in which the hole perforates a surface.
5. Do one of the following:
   • If you selected Set feature by surface:
     1. Select the surface.
     2. Select the location.
   • If you selected Set feature by selected point:
     1. Select the location.
     2. Select the direction.
6. Select the rotation.
7. Select the properties of the hole in a database view.

   

   Select the Diameter and Depth of the hole from the lists or type the desired values in the text fields. You can add the hole in two directions by selecting the value 1 in the Double field. In this case, the depth of the hole away from the surface is also equal to the value in the Depth field.

Note

• You can change the representation of the feature by editing the 3D representation of the profile as follows:
  1. Select the profile in the basic mode of the program.
  2. Right-click to open the context-sensitive menu.
  3. Select Properties.
  4. Select the check box 3D instance in the dialog box.
  5. Select one of the following radio buttons:
     • No features
     • Hole as lines
     • True features
  6. Confirm by clicking OK.

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