Hole management equipment symbols are smart occurrence objects placed in the model using the Equipment and Furnishings task in the software. A hole management equipment symbol contains a hole aspect, which is a geometry envelope used to cut a hole trace in the penetrated structure.
Rules for equipment symbols are delivered in the Visual Basic project [Programming Resources Folder]\Programming\ExampleCode\HoleMgmta\Symbols\HMEquipment\HMTestEquipAsm.vbp. The project is compiled into HMTestEquipAsm.dll, delivered in the [Reference Data Folder]\SharedContent\Bin\HoleMgmt\Symbols\Release folder. The rules are also bulkloaded into the catalog. For more information, see Equipment Worksheets.
You must modify the default Visual Basic code if you need equipment symbols with hole aspects. The delivered equipment smart items are provided only as examples using simple shapes.
The following class modules are included in the Visual Basic project:
CTestEquip[i]Physical.cls
Creates geometry of the equipment, consisting of a cylinder and ports.
You can modify:
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Equipment geometry.
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Location and quantity of ports.
CTestEquip[i]Hole.cls
Creates geometry of the equipment hole, consisting of a cylinder with diameter and length at multiples of the equipment cylinder.
You can modify the hole geometry.
CTestEquip[i]Sym.cls
Creates the Visual Basic symbol containing the equipment dimensional inputs, equipment, port and hole geometry outputs, and the equipment and hole aspects.
Equipment uses the Simple Physical aspect defined in the [Product Folder]\CatalogData\BulkLoad\DataFiles\AllCodeLists.xls workbook on the AspectCode worksheet.
Equipment hole used the Equipment Hole aspect defined in the [Product Folder]\ShipCatalogData\BulkLoad\DataFiles\AllShipCodeLists.xls workbook on the AspectCode worksheet.
You can modify:
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Dimensions used as inputs, and their default values.
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Geometry used as outputs.