Hole - Set Reference Point ( Modeling )

Tool summary :

Also see :

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   Examples :

Set Hole Group Reference Point shows the hole group direction (Y axis) to be straight down, parallel with the X material axis (length) of the clip angle. The X axis of this hole group is horizontal (parallel with the beam). The " Slot rotation " is ' -90 ' in this example.

Set Hole Group Reference Point shows the hole group direction (Y axis) to be straight up. The X axis of this hole group is parallel with the X material axis (length) of the shear plate. The " Slot rotation " is ' 0 ' in this example. The X axis is the " Hole group rotation ."

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   Step-by-step instructions :

The following instructions assume that you are using a 3-button mouse. You must do either step 1d (preselection) or step 3 (in-tool selection) to perform this operation.

1 . Before using this tool:

1a : Make sure that the member the hole is on is displayed in one of the three solid forms .

1b : Go to a surface that is in the same plane as the hole you want to perform this operation on.

1c (optional) : If you are going to do 1d, you may want to set the selection filter to ' Material '.

Select Items bindings (step 1d)

1d (optional) : In Select Items mode with an appropriate selection filter selected, left-click ( Select ) the one (1) hole that you want. When a hole has been selected, it is displayed in the User and Site Options > Modeling > " Primary selection color ," which by default is green.

2 . Invoke Set Hole Group Reference Point using any one (1) of the following methods:

Method 1 : Click the Set Hole Group Reference Point icon, which is pictured above. The icon can be taken from the group named ' Model -- Hole ' and placed on a toolbar (classic) or the ribbon (lightning).

Method 2 : If " Modeling layout style " is ' Classic ', you can use the menu system to choose Model > Hole > Set Reference Point .

Method 3, 4 or 5 : Set Hole Group Reference Point can also be configured to be invoked using a keyboard shortcut , the context menu , or a mode . For the lightning interface, this configuration is done using Customize Interface .

3 . Skip this step if you preselected a hole in step 1d or invoked this tool from a mode.

Select One Item bindings

3a (if you didn't preselect) : Set Hole Group Reference Point prompts you to use Select One Item mouse bindings to select the hole you want. This prompting also occurs when, for example, more than one hole is selected or when a member or material is selected.

4 . The status line prompts, "Verify hole group reference location and direction ." Axes symbols (arrows) marked X and Y appear on screen along with Yes - No mouse bindings. The origin of the axes is the hole group reference point. The Y axis is the hole group direction.

bindings

Alternative 1 : Left-click ( Yes ) if you want both the reference point and direction to remain as they are shown on screen.. The axes disappear, and the mouse bindings that were active before you invoked Set Hole Group Reference Point again become active. Do not continue

Alternative 2 : Right-click ( No ) if you want to change either the hole group reference location or direction shown on screen. Go to step 5.

5 . The status line prompts, "Locate hole group reference point." Various Locate options become active along with Locate- Pan -Return mouse bindings.

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Alternative 1 : Right-click ( Return ) to skip this step. Go to step 6.

Alternative 2 : Move the mouse pointer ( ) so that the point location target snaps to the place on screen where you want the reference point, then left-click ( Locate ). Go to step 6.

6 . The status line prompts, "Locate hole group direction point: " A reference point symbol identifies the location of the reference point.

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reference point symbol

Alternative 1 : Right-click ( Return ) to skip this step. Go to step 7.

Alternative 2 : Move the mouse pointer ( ) so that the point location target defines the direction you want this hole group to be dimensioned from with respect to the reference point, then left-click ( Locate ). Go to step 4.

7 . The status line prompts, "Verify hole group reference location and direction" Yes-No mouse bindings become active.

bindings

Alternative 1 : Left-click ( Yes ) to keep both the reference point and direction are shown on screen. Go to step 8.

Alternative 2 : Right-click ( No ) if you want to change either the reference point location or direction. Go back to step 5.

8 . If applicable, Set Hole Group Reference Point opens the Material Change Options & Warning List , which lists the member number and piecemark of the member affected. It also gives you options for applying your changes to similar or like members. At the bottom of the warning list is the question, "Do you want to continue this operation?"

Alternative 1 : Press the " Yes " button at the bottom of the window to complete the change reference point operation.

Alternative 2 : Press the " No " button to cancel the operation and keep everything as it was before step 1.

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