Create Managed Hole in the Panels and Plates Application

1. A Managed Hole, without penetrating object, is requested by selecting Utilities > Steel Penetration > Create Hole from the main menu 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. This selection can be modified in the next step.

3. When you click Pick Penetrated Item, you will be prompted to identify the panel where you wish to place a managed hole. The position picked will be the initial location of the hole, but than can be modified in the next step.

4. Clicking OK will 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 by picking a position on the panel.

Adding Coaming to the Hole

5. To add coaming to the hole select the Coaming tab:

   

   Coaming Class	Allows the user to switch the coaming on by selecting Coaming from the option list or switch Coaming off by selecting None.
   Coaming parameters	Numerical values for the Coaming (for example, Height) are shown and can be modified by ticking the 'Modify Values' toggle gadget and entering the values in the Modify Selection section. Note that the hole parameters are also shown but cannot be modified.
   Adjust coaming orientation	The coaming can be switched between the front and back face of the panel by picking the appropriate option.

Associating Other Elements with the Hole

6. 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 shows the items currently associated with the managed hole.

7. 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.

8. Clicking OK on this window creates an entry in the Hole Management system.

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