Place an advanced opening offset from four 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 Support and Offset tab, click 4SSupportAndOffsetOpenings to display the 4S Support and Offset Opening Ribbon.

  5. Select a coordinate system.

  6. Click 2.

  7. Select the first support, the second support, the third support, and the fourth support in clockwise or counterclockwise sequential order.

    Show me

    The opening preview displays.

  8. If there is more than one possible solution, select the required location.

    Show me

  9. If required, change the radius, offset, and dimension type values.

    The preview reflects the new opening.

  10. 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.

  11. Click Close.

    The ribbon display returns to the main Openings Ribbon.

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

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

  14. 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.