Hole Edit (and related tools in Modeling )

Tool summary :

  • Opens the Hole Edit window for all holes in the hole group assocated with the one hole that you select after activating this tool.
  • Be aware that changing hole settings on system connection material makes the connection graphical . Also, editing a system-generated hole in a member main material makes that main material graphical ( ).
  • Hole Edit can be activated using the classic menu system, a keyboard shortcut, the context menu, or clicking an icon. 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.
  • This help page discusses Hole Edit and alternatives to it:

Also see :

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   To edit one hole or one hole group (with Options to change related holes) :

These are methods that you can use to open the Hole Edit window. If you select only a single hole, you get Options to change related holes.

Method 1: Double-click.

Hover a hole with your mouse pointer ( ) until the hole is highlighted, then double-click . The selection filter in this example is set to ' Holes '.
  • Highlighting as shown in this example occurs only when User and Site Options > Modeling > " Highlight surfaces " and " Show hidden lines in 3D wire frames " and " Show hole group reference point " are checked ( ) . The highlighting indicates that the material can be selected (one click) or edited (double-click).
  • When the selection filter is set to ' Default ', double-click only works if the display of " Bolts " is turned off ( ) in Display Options . If the display of " Bolts " were turned on ( ), double-click edits the bolt, not the hole under the bolt.
  • Use " Edit Other " if you want to edit a hole that is hidden by materials in your view.

Method 2: " Edit Other " on the context menu.

Hover a bolt with your mouse pointer ( ), right-click and choose ' Edit Other ' on the menu , then select any hole that the bolt goes through.
  • When you hover the listing of a material, bolt or hole on the menu, the actual material, bolt or hole is highlighted in the model.
  • " Edit Other " can be used to select a hole that is behind a bolt in your view. In the above example, the selected hole is hidden behind " Field bolt 5 on B_7 [7] ." The number " [7] " is the member number of the member. " Hole 2 on W7 of C_1 [1] " is the matching hole in the column.

Method 3: Use the Model Tree (to edit one hole or to multi-edit ).

In the Model Tree , double-click the listing of the hole that you want to edit. The hole in this example is highlighted in the model since its listing is selected in the Model Tree .
  • You can also select multiple holes in the Model Tree (hold down Ctrl to select them), then right-click ( Menu ) and choose " Edit " (or invoke Edit Hole ) to do a multi-hole edit . As mentioned above, there are no change Options when you do a multi-hole edit.
  • As you hover the listing of an item in the Model Tree , that item is highlighted in the model. When you select an item in the Model Tree , that item is selected in the model.

Method 4: Use Edit Hole (to edit one hole or to multi-edit ).

1 . Invoke Edit Hole .
2 . Select (left-click) the one or more holes that you want to edit, then press the Enter key (or right-click and choose " OK " on the context menu ).

Note: Edit Hole only lets you select holes -- even with the selection filter set to ' Material ', you can only select holes.
  • The above example assumes that you are in Modeling and using a 3-button mouse.
  • You can reverse step 1 and step 2. The documentation refers to this as "preselection." If you preselect, you don't have to press the Enter key. Also, if you preselect items other than holes, Edit Hole clears the selection of those other items and only operates on the holes that are in the preselection. If you preselect and no holes are in your preselection, the selection is cleared and you are prompted to select a hole.
  • To do a multi-hole edit , you can preselect (with the appropriate selection filter) or use in-tool selection (no selection filter required). To select multiple holes, hold down the Shift key or draw an area box . There are no change Options when you do a multi-hole edit.
  • To invoke Edit Hole : You can click the icon (shown). Or choose Model > Hole > Edit . Or use a keyboard shortcut .
  • The advantage of Edit Hole with in-tool selection is that you don't have to mess with the selection filter . Filtering for holes is built-in.

Special considerations:

  • In order to select a hole for editing, the member associated with the material with the hole must be displayed in one of the three solid forms . You also need to Zoom In sufficiently close so that the hole (or the bolt covering it) is visible in your current view. The display of " Holes " needs to be turned on ( ) in the Display Options window.
  • User and Site Options > Modeling > " Show hole group reference point ," " Hole surface ," and " Show hidden lines in 3D wire frames " affect the appearance of a hole when it is selected for editing:
  • When you edit one hole, you have change Options that let you apply those same changes to all holes in a hole group and to holes on different members.
  • Changes made by editing a hole are reflected in the 3D model immediately, without your having to Process and Create Solids .
  • Changing hole settings on system connection material makes the connection graphical . Editing a system-generated hole in a member main material makes that " Main material " graphical ( ).
  • The Hole Edit window is read-only if the hole you are attempting to edit is part of a member that has its " Model completed " date set.

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   To edit multiple holes (no Options for related holes) :

Tip: If you want to simultaneously change all holes in a hole group or material, you should edit one hole or one hole group instead of multiple holes. Editing multiple holes does not give you Options for changing related holes.

1 . Preselection of multiple holes is optional. If you do not do this step, you will be required to select holes in step 3.

Select Items bindings (step 1a)

1a : In Select Items mode in Modeling with an appropriate selection filter selected, draw an area box or hold down the Shift key and left-click ( Select+ ) several holes.

Tip 1: Instead of 1a, you can Advanced Select holes.

Tip 2: Instead of 1a, you can select multiple holes in the Model Tree .

2 . Invoke Edit Hole using one (1) of the following methods. Be aware that if you select items other than holes (for example, bolts), those items are removed from the selection if you do method 1, 2 or 3.

Method 1 : Click the Hole Edit 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 the " Modeling layout style " or " Drawing Editor layout style " is ' Classic ', you can use the menu system to choose Model > Hole > Edit .

Method 3, 4 or 5 : Hole Edit 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 .

Method 6 : Right-click, then choose " Edit " on the context menu . This won't open the Hole Edit window if you selected items other than holes.

A special case: If a " Multiple Object Edit Password " has been entered, you will not be able to proceed to step 3 until you have entered that exact, case-sensitive password.

3 . Skip this step if you already selected holes in step 1.

Select Item(s) bindings

3a (if you didn't preselect) : Edit Hole prompts you to use Select Item(s) mouse bindings to select the holes you want to multi-edit. To select multiple holes, you can draw an area box or hold down the Shift key and left-click ( Select+ ). When you are done selecting the holes, press the Enter key or right-click ( Menu ) and choose " OK " on the menu .

4 . The Hole Edit window opens.

Be aware that the contents of a field are gray if there are mixed entries to that field. You can edit such fields.

Also note that there are no Options on the window for changing related holes.

The Hole Edit window is read-only if any hole of the multiple holes you are attempting to edit is part of a member that has its " Model completed " date set.

5 . When you press " OK " on the Hole Edit window, all changes you made to that window are applied to holes that are selected.

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