Creating an Opening with a 3D Object

You can create an opening at the intersection of the 3D object.

Before you begin: Open the structure containing the panels, plates, and an extruding surface or volume penetrating through the panel or plate.
  1. From the Detail section of the action bar, click Opening on Panel and Plate .
    The Opening dialog box appears.
  2. In the Applied on box, select a panel or a plate on which you want to create opening.
  3. Click Create 3D Object Opening .
  4. In the 3D Object Opening dialog box, define the 3D object opening:
    1. In the Category list, select the opening type.
    2. Optional: Clear the Automatic check box and enter the required name in the Name box.

      Note: If a naming action rule is set in Rules Catalog or Rules Library in Data Setup, and the Automatic check box is selected, the structural object is named automatically according to naming action rule. For more information, see Action Rule for Naming.

    3. In the Element box, select the extruding element.

      You can select a 3D element such as a closed surface, a volume, or a solid.

    4. From the Forming list, select the required forming mode.

      By default, MoldedForm is selected as set in the preferences. See Forming mode.

    5. Click Apply.
      The inputs are applied.
    6. Click OK.
    The 3D object opening parameters are defined. The opening is created.

Important:
  • You can edit or delete the opening by selecting the required row and clicking Edit Opening and Delete Opening , respectively. To edit an opening, you can also select the opening in the work area and click Opening on the context toolbar.
  • You can copy an opening from an object (panel, plate, or profile) to another using the Advanced Copy. To do so, select the reference planes of the source and destination objects, and select the opening to be copy. Perform the reroute analysis and change the Applied on object from the source object to the destination object. The opening is copied. For more information, see reroute analysis.
  • If you select a seamed Structure Design panel as a cutting element, the panel's thickness is taken into account and not the thicknesses of individual split plates.