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Specifies the properties for the opening that you are placing or editing.

SP3D STRUCT Place Opening Ribbon

 Opening Properties

Activates the Opening Properties Dialog. You can use this dialog box to specify opening properties that you cannot set on the ribbon.

 Structure

Select the object in which to place an opening. You can select members or slabs.

 Sketching Plane

Select the plane on the object on which to draw the opening. If you are placing an opening that does not go all the way through the object, the sketching plane defines the side of the object in which the partial opening is placed. If you are editing an opening, this option is only available if the sketching plane for the opening is missing.

 Define Orientation

Select this option if you plan to sketch the opening and want to define the orientation of the object, in which the opening is being placed, in the 2D environment. Most of the time, the default orientation that the software uses is appropriate for the opening. However, use this option if you are placing an opening in a multi- sided slab, for example, and you need to know that the correct side of the slab is selected for the opening.

 Edge for 2D X-axis

Select this option to specify the object edge that should be oriented along the bottom of the 2D environment. This option is only available when you select the Define Orientation option.

 End Point

Select this option to specify the lower left corner of the object as you want it to appear in the 2D environment. This option is only available when you select the Define Orientation option.

 Boundary

Specify the opening size and location based on the model objects that define the boundaries of that opening. The software automatically recalculates the size and location of the opening when those boundary objects move. For example, you can select the outside edge of a beam flange as a boundary along one side of an opening. Later, if the section size for the beam is changed and the flange edge moves out an inch, the software automatically moves the edge of the opening an inch to match the new location of the flange edge.

 Boundary List

Activates the Boundary Offsets dialog. This dialog box allows you to define an offset distance for each boundary that you have defined. Select a row to highlight the boundary in the model. Then, type the distance from the boundary to place the edge of the opening. Type 0 to place the opening edge on the boundary. Type a negative number to offset the opening inside the boundary. Type a positive number to offset the opening outside the boundary.

Finish

Places the opening using the defined parameters.

 Cancel

Rejects the objects that you have selected.

 Accept

Confirms the objects that you have selected.

 Select Boundaries

Select this option to select objects in the model to define the boundaries of the opening. This option is only available when you are specifying boundaries.

 Add References to Sketch 2D

Adds an object as a reference object in the 2-D environment. The objects that you select will display as thick blue lines in the 2-D environment. You can define relationships and dimensions to these blue-lined objects in 2-D. The software may also automatically retrieve 3-D objects to display in the 2-D environment. The automatically selected objects will display as grey lines. These grey line objects are read-only (you cannot define relationships or dimensions to them) and are there to help you visualize the model. This option is only available when you are drawing the boundaries of the opening.

For piping and equipment objects in plant mode, Insulation, Equipment Hole, Maintenance, and Operation aspects displaying in the 3D graphic view also display in the Sketch 2D environment. The aspect geometry displays as dashed lines. You can define dimensions, but not relationships, to these aspects in 2D.

SHARED Tip The software also automatically retrieves 3-D objects to display in the 2-D environment. The automatically selected objects display as fine grey lines. Examples of these objects include geometry generated by end cut operations, geometry that represents hidden lines from intersecting objects projected to the sketching plane, or objects that intersect the sketching plane. The software writes these graphics to the No_Constrained_Elements layer. You can reference these objects to place your sketch, but the objects that display as fine grey lines are temporary. When you exit the 2-D environment, the software deletes these graphics. Any relationships or constraints to the temporary graphics are also deleted when you exit the 2-D environment.

Although the references are deleted when you exit the 2D environment, the references are automatically reimported when you modify the opening.

 Draw

Activates the Structure Draft 2D View environment. Use this environment to sketch the outline of the opening in the structure that you have selected.

Shape

Specifies how you want to define the opening shape. Select Sketch to draw the opening shape. Select More to select an opening shape from the catalog. This option is only used when you are not using boundaries to define the opening shape.

Cutting Limit

Specifies the cutting depth method for the opening.

User Defined

Select to specify the penetration depth of the opening. The cutting depth is applied equally in both normal and opposite of normal of the sketching plane. This option is available for all objects in which you can place an opening.

Cutting Limit User Defined

Through-All

Select to completely penetrate the object in which the opening is placed. This option is available for all objects in which you can place an opening.

Through-Next

Select to penetrate only one side of an object. For example, you want an opening only on the top flange of a channel section. This option is available only when the object that you select for the opening is a member whose cross-section has parallel webs or flanges or a wall that turns back on itself. In the figure, A is the Through-All option and B is the Through-Next option.

Along the Normal

Select to apply the cutting depth along the normal of the sketching plane as indicated by the arrow. This option is not available if the object being cut is a member.

Cutting Limit Along the Normal

Opposite to Normal

Select to apply the cutting depth in the opposite direction of the normal of the sketching plane as indicated by the arrow. This option is not available if the object being cut is a member.

Cutting Limit Opposite to Normal

Cutting Depth

Specifies the cutting depth for the opening. The software measures the depth from the sketching plane that you specified. Be sure to define a cutting depth that intersects the structure. The cutting depth is indicated by the arrow in the graphic view.