Creating a Sketched Opening

You can create an opening by sketching the contour.

Before you begin: Open the structure containing panel to creating openings on it.
See Also
Opening Dialog Box
  1. From the Detail section of the action bar, click Opening on Panel .
    The Opening dialog box appears.
  2. From the Category list, select the required opening category.

    If no project dictionary is set in Data Setup, only the default category is available.

  3. In Applied to box, select panel.
  4. In Method list, select Sketch.

    Note: In the Support and Direction box, the support of selected panel is displayed.

  5. Click to sketch the opening contour.


    Note: The name of the profile appears in the Profile box automatically once the opening contour is sketched.
  6. Optional: In the Forming list, select the required mode.
  7. Click OK.
    The opening is created.