To add a circular opening in a surface
To add a circular opening with an existing surface, use the following procedure.
Tip: To assist in adding openings to surfaces,
you can first click the Edit Surface tool in the
Tools group on the Surface ribbon
tab.
This isolates the surface in elevation view. You can also create local coordinate systems and grids for this view. Once you have added surfaces, you can then click the Edit Surface tool again to commit the changes to the physical model.
This isolates the surface in elevation view. You can also create local coordinate systems and grids for this view. Once you have added surfaces, you can then click the Edit Surface tool again to commit the changes to the physical model.
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On the
Model ribbon tab, select the
Circular Opening tool in the
Create group.
The Add Circular Opening dialog opens. - Enter the opening parameters:
- Click OK. The dialog closes.
- Click on any point on a surface. This will act as the center of the circle. The opening is placed in the surface.
- Repeat Step 4 to place additional circular openings of the same size.
- To stop drawing new openings, do one of the following: