Hole Group Move

Hole Group Move ( Modeling )

Tool summary :

Lets you move a hole group on a material to a different location on that is on the same surface of that material.
See, on this help page, the quick instructions and the detailed instructions .

Also see :

VIDEO

The narrator selects a hole, right-clicks and chooses " Hole Group Move ," then moves the group of holes associated with the one hole that was originally selected. (Recorded in , v2016.)

Modeling (where Move Group is a tool)
3D holes (about holes in Modeling )
Hole Move (a similar tool)

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Quick instructions (also see the detailed instructions ) :

This example shows the moving of a hole group. Be aware that you can preselect a hole instead of using in-tool selection as is shown in this example. When you preselect a hole, the entire hole group will be selected automatically when you invoke Hole Group Move . You must be in a plane that is parallel with the surface on which you are moving the holes.

	1 . Invoke Hole Group Move
	2 . Select any one hole in the hole group. All holes in the group will change to the User and Site Options > Modeling > " Primary selection color " (green in this example).
	3 . Move your mouse pointer ( ) so that the point location target snaps to where you want the reference point, then left-click ( Locate ). In this example the reference point is the exact point for the middle hole in the group.
	4 . The status line prompts, " Locate second point :" Position the point location target where you want the reference point to be moved, then left-click ( Locate ). INCL is the point locator that is used in this example.
	5 . Left-click ( Yes ) to confirm that the hole group has been moved where you want it to be.

Detailed instructions (also see the quick instructions ) :

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

1 . Before using this tool:

1a : Make sure that the material you want to the hole group you are on us displayed in one of the three solid forms . Also, you need to be in the same plane as the surface on which you want to move the hole group. If you are not in the same plane, use a tool such as Snap to Surface to go to that plane.

Select Items bindings (step 1b)

1b (optional) : With an appropriate selection filter selected, select a hole that is in the hole group you want to move.

2 . Invoke Hole Group Move using one (1) of the following methods:

Methods 1, 2 & 3 : Click the icon, or use a keyboard shortcut, or use the context menu. A Hole Group Move icon can be added to your toolbar (classic) or ribbon (lightning). The icon, keyboard shortcut or context menu command can be found in the group named ' Model -- Hole . For lightning, Customize Interface is used to configure ribbons, keyboards, the context menu and modes.

Method 4 : If " Modeling layout style " is ' Classic ', you can use the menu system to choose Model > Hole > Move Group .

Method 5 : If you did step 1 (preselection), you can right-click ( Menu ) and select " Hole Group Move " on the context menu .

3 . Skip this step if you already selected a hole in step 1b.

Select One Item bindings

3a ( if you didn't preselect ) : Hole Group Move activates Select One Item mouse bindings so that you can select a hole. As soon as you select a hole, the entire hole group which that hole is a part of becomes selected. All holes in the group are displayed in the User and Site Options > Modeling > " Primary selection color ."

4 . The status line prompts, " Locate a reference point :" Locate- Pan -Return mouse bindings become active.

bindings

Alternative 1 : Move your mouse pointer ( ) so that the point location target snaps to where you want the reference point, then left-click ( Locate ).

Alternative 2 : Right-click ( Return ) to end this operation.

5 . The status line prompts, " Locate second point :" Locate- Pan -Return mouse bindings become active.

Alternative 1 : Move your mouse pointer ( ) so that the point location target snaps to where you want the hole group to be placed with respect to the reference point, then left-click ( Locate ).

Alternative 2 : Right-click ( Return ) to end this operation.

6 . The hole group will be moved the distance and direction between the reference point located in step 4 and the second point located in step 5. Yes - No mouse bindings become active and the status line prompts," Confirm move ."

bindings

Alternative 1 : Left-click ( Yes ) to accept the new placement of the hole group. This makes the new position of the hole group permanent.

Alternative 2 : Right-click ( No ) to end this operation. The holes will not be moved. The hole group will remain in the same position that they were in before you began this operation.