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12 (2018)

 Opening Properties

Opens the Properties dialog for the selected opening. This option is only available after selecting an existing opening.

Select

Selects an existing opening object to edit or delete.

Add

Selects geometry that defines a new opening. Use this option with the numbered step options listed below.

Delete

Deletes a selected opening.

Cancel

Cancels the opening creation, closes the ribbon and the Opening Palette Dialog, and then returns to the Openings Ribbon.

Close

Verifies the option values, closes the ribbon and the Opening Palette Dialog, and then returns to the Openings Ribbon. The selected values display when Define by catalog selection is selected again on the Openings Ribbon.

Geometric Construction

Displays the current opening macro. You can also select the following:

  • A different, recently used macro.

  • More - Opens the Select Geometric Construction dialog. Use this option only for openings that do not appear on the Opening Palette Dialog.

1

Specifies the coordinate system used.

2

Specifies additional plates on which to create the opening. The plate that you initially selected using the Plate System  step on the Openings Ribbon is the default option.

Color Coding

For a new geometric construction, you can identify the status of input items by the background color of the step:

- No background color when there is no input.

- Yellow background when an input is selected.

- Blue background when an input was selected for the previous geometric construction. The input can also be used for the current geometric construction.

Selected inputs display highlighted in pink in the Workspace Explorer and as pink dotted lines in the graphic view:

When changing an existing geometric construction to a different definition, colors represent the different value changes:

and - No background color when you keep the value of the original geometric construction.

and - Yellow background when you change a value.

and - Blue background when the software changes a value to a new suggested value.

 Reject

Clears the selections for the current step.

 Accept

Accepts the current selections, and displays a preview.

Continue

Completes the opening definition. The ribbon continues to display so that you can define parameters for additional openings.

  • If you stop the command before clicking Finish, the software does not save the opening geometric constructions to the model. When you restart the command, the following message displays, giving you the option to recover the geometric constructions:

    "The previous execution of the command was not completed. Do you want to recover the 3D construction?"

    The message displays only during creation of an object and does not display when editing an object.

  • The software does not create opening objects and save those objects to the model until you click Finish on the main Openings Ribbon.

X

Defines the X-coordinate of the selected coordinate system for the opening center.

Y

Defines the Y-coordinate of the selected coordinate system for the opening center.

Z

Defines the Z-coordinate of the selected coordinate system for the opening center.

Projection Direction

Defines the projection direction of the opening shape. Select one of the following options:

Along X

In the X direction of the selected coordinate system.

Along Y

In the Y direction of the selected coordinate system.

Along Z

In the Z direction of the selected coordinate system.

Extrusion Direction

Defines the extrusion direction of the opening shape. Select one of the following options:

Along X

In the X direction of the selected coordinate system.

Along Y

In the Y direction of the selected coordinate system.

Along Z

In the Z direction of the selected coordinate system.

Normal

Normal to the surface of the plate system.

Angle

Defines the rotation angle of the opening about its center. The default value is 0.00 deg. This option is not used for a circular opening.

Shape

Defines the shape of the opening. Select Circle, Oval, or Rounded Rect.

Radius

Defines the radius of a circular opening.

Length

Defines the length of an oval or rounded rectangle opening.

Width

Defines the width of an oval or rounded rectangle opening.

Rounded Rad

Defines the corner radius of a rounded rectangle opening.