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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 .
The Opening Palette Dialog and the Geometric Construction Explorer dialog display.
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On the Support and Offset tab, click 4SSupportAndOffsetOpenings to display the 4S Support and Offset Opening Ribbon.
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Select a coordinate system.
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Click 2.
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Select the first support, the second support, the third support, and the fourth support in clockwise or counterclockwise sequencial order.
The opening preview displays.
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If there is more than one possible solution, select the required location.
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If required, change the radius, offset, and dimension type values.
The preview reflects the new opening.
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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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Click Finish.
The software creates the opening.