Place an advanced opening with three supports - Intergraph Smart 3D - Help

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12.1 (2019)
  1. Click Openings Command Place Opening on the vertical toolbar to display the Openings Ribbon.

  2. Select the plate system on which to place the opening.

  3. Click Define by catalog selection .

    The Opening Palette Dialog and the Geometric Construction Explorer dialog display.

  4. On the Custom Shape tab, click AO3SupportOpening to display the Advanced 3S Opening Ribbon.

  5. Select a coordinate system.

    A local coordinate system at the plate origin displays.

  6. Click 2.

  7. Select the middle support, and then select the two side supports.

    Show me

    If the default solution for Distance Dir defines geometry on the plate, then a preview displays.

    If the default solution for Distance Dir does not define geometry on the plate, then a message displays: "Make sure ProjDirection and the DistanceDir are valid and try again."

  8. If a solution is not possible or is not correct:

    1. Click Distance Dir.

      The possible solutions display.

    2. Select the required solution for Distance Dir.

      The opening preview displays.

  9. If required, select a new shape and new values for the dimension and angle values.

    The preview reflects the new parameters.

  10. If required, change Distance From and Distance values to change the opening distance with respect to the middle support.

    The preview reflects the new opening location.

  11. Click Continue.

    The preview colors change. The opening also displays in the Geometric Construction Explorer hierarchy.

    • You can define additional openings before proceeding to the next step. Click Continue after defining each opening.

    • To delete opening geometry, see Delete advanced opening geometry.

  12. Click Close.

    The ribbon display returns to the main Openings Ribbon.

  13. Use the Opening design type, Opening planning method, and Opening production method lists to set the design, planning, and production properties on the opening.

  14. To delay cutting the plate system, clear Cut to create only the opening geometry.

  15. 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.