Extended Hole Types

The project can be configured with additional hole types with sleeves and kicker plates. If these have been added to the project, the hole types with sleeve and kicker plates appear in Hole shape selection, Type drop-down list.

Catalogue Configuration for Standard Hole Types

The table displays the item types that are created depending upon the GTYP of the penetrated object.

Positive Geometry Virtual Hole Extrusion in the Catalogue

• The virtual hole geometry must be made from an SEXT element in the catalogue.

• The SEXT element must be orientated in the Z direction PAAX = X and PBAX = Y.

• The SLOO of the SEXT must have its PURP attribute set to HPGE.

Point Set

• The Point set must have a PTAX with a P-Point number of 1 and an Axis direction Z.

• The Point set must have a point with PURP of HMOR. Which must lie away from the origin pointing in the X Direction and is used to orientate the virtual hole. If the PURP is not set to HMOR the system looks for P-point number 9. If neither are found the hole is not available for use.

Data Set

The data set must be set up as follows:

• All virtual hole parameters must have the key attribute beginning with the letter F.

• There must be a DATA object with its key set to HTHK.

• There must be a DATA object with its key set to PHEI and must be set up as follows:

Special Rules for Extra Material

Any design parameters for extra material must have a DATA object in the data set with the key attribute beginning with the letters PF. There must also be a DATA object in the data set with its key set to HPTH.

Any additions to the positive geometry to describe the extra material that sits on the plate needs to be positioned as follows: