Create Managed Hole in the Structures Application Sections and Plates Tab

1. To request a Managed Hole and without penetrating object, on the Section or Plates tab, in the Penetrate group, click Holes, select Create Hole from the drop-down list to display the Create Hole window:

   

2. Select the type of hole required from the list of standard hole shapes in the Hole Type section of the window. The selection can be modified in the next step.

   When you click Pick Penetrated Item, you are prompted to identify the panel where the managed hole needs to be placed. The position picked is the initial location of the hole, but then can be modified in the next step.

3. Click Apply to continue to the next step and display the Hole Management Free Hole Definition window:

   

   Hole Type	Allows you to select the hole shape from the list
   Hole shape parameters	Numerical values for the shape parameters (for example Diameter) can be entered.
   Hole position and Orientation	X Offset and Y Offset values for the shape on the selected panel can be entered, and the shape can be rotated using the spin box. Align in X and Align in Y allow you to move the shape to a new position by aligning the origin of the shape with an item selected in the 3D view.
   	The position input option allows the X and Y offset values to be set simultaneously, pick a position on the panel.
   Information
   Code	A production code is stored with managed hole data, the code can be extracted and used by a production system. Note: The production code entered in the system is stored in a dataset under the managed hole association along with other managed hole data. The data element has DKEY= PCOD. The values stored in this data element is a string.

Coaming

For Marine User only - adds coaming to the hole.

Associating Other Elements with the Hole

The Managed Hole may have been created to allow access to an object in the model. If this object is deleted from the model you may want to be alerted so that you can check to see if the hole is still required. You can associate an element in the model with the managed hole on the Associated Elements tab.

The Current association items list displays the items currently associated with the managed hole.

Pick Items allows you to select one or more items to add to the list. Remove selected item allows you to remove selected elements from the association, except for the Primary Panel and the Hole Reference.

Click OK on the window to create an entry in the Hole Management system.

The next step is to change the status of each new penetration to Requested using the Hole Management window described previously.