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Click Openings Command
on the vertical toolbar to display the Openings Ribbon.
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Select the plate system on which to place the opening.
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Click Define by catalog selection
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The Opening Palette Dialog and the Geometric Construction Explorer dialog display.
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On the 2S Opening tab, click 2SCircle RxD to display the Advanced 2S Opening Ribbon.
The ribbon for the macro displays.
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Select a coordinate system.
A local coordinate system at the plate origin displays, and the software prompts you to select the middle support.
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Select the support.
The software prompts you to select the second support.
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Select the second support.
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If required, change Quadrant, Offset, and Distance values to change the opening placement with respect to the local coordinate system.
The preview reflects the new opening location.
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Click Continue.
The preview colors change. The opening also displays in the Geometric Construction Explorer hierarchy.
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You can define additional openings before proceeding to the next step. Click Continue after defining each opening.
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To delete opening geometry, see Delete advanced opening geometry.
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Click Close.
The ribbon display returns to the main Openings Ribbon.
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Use the Opening design type, Opening planning method, and Opening production method lists to set the design, planning, and production properties on the opening.
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To delay cutting the plate system, clear Cut to create only the opening geometry.
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Click Finish.
The software creates the opening.
If you cleared the Cut option on the Openings ribbon, the software creates the opening geometry without cutting the plate system.