Add Hole

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Add Hole

What is a Hole?

A Hole cuts the shape of a sketch-loop through a Profile / Extrusion (MD-Solid) that is in the model.


Note: To see the Hole through the Profile / Extrusion, enable Visibility toolbar > Show Solids in Mechanisms


Add Hole

MD-CM-AddHole-B

STEP 1:Start the command Add Hole:

MD-Icon-AddHole

1.Click Add menu > Mechanism menu  > Solids menu > Add Hole

OR

1.Click Solids toolbar > Add Hole

The Command-Manager starts.

There is one selection-box.

 

MD-Solid-AddHole

STEP 2:Select the two elements for the Command-Manager

1.Click a sketch-loopRed-14-1, all of which is inside the bounds of a ProfileRed-14-2

2.Click the ProfileRed-14-2 through which you want to cut the hole

The sketch-loop and the Profile are now in the selection-boxes in the Command-Manager

 

MD-SSolid-Hole-ModelView

STEP 3:Complete the Command

1.Click OK-tiny-11-15 in the Command-Manager


Result:

Assembly-Tree: the Hole element is a child to the Profile element.

Graphic-Area: the Hole cuts through the Profile / Extrusion.

 

<<< image, in the Model-Editor, of the Hole that is cut through the MD-Solid.

See also: Sketch-Loop, Profile, Command-Manager

Video:

Add Hole to Profile