Creating a Circular Cutout

You can create a circular cutout, that consists in thickening the profile normal to the wall.

This task shows you how to:

Before you begin: You can create cutouts from one or several points, sketches, mapped curves and projections. Create a wall and draw a point or any other element before-mentioned on its surface .
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Creating a Cutout

Create Cutouts from a Point

You can create cutouts from a point.

  1. Click Circular Cutout in the Cutting/Stamping toolbar (Holes sub-toolbar).

    The Circular cutout definition dialog box opens.

  2. Select the Point that will be the center of the circular cutout.

    It can either be a point or several points.

    Tips:
    • The point can be selected anywhere in the geometry, not necessarily on a surface. In that case, an orthogonal projection will be performed.
    • You can also directly click the surface: a point will be created under the pointer.
    • To deselect a point, click it in the specification tree.

  3. Select the Support object where the circular cutout will be positioned (Wall.xxx for instance).

    Tip: The support can be different from the support where the point lies. In that case, an orthogonal projection will be performed. The cutout is previewed with default parameters.



  4. Define the value for the diameter of the circular cutout in the Diameter field.

    Tip: If you change the Diameter value using the spinners, the preview of the circular cutout automatically updates. However, if you enter a value directly in the field, you need to click the Apply button to update the preview.

  5. Click OK to validate.

    The circular cutout (identified as circular cutout.xxx) is created and the specification tree is updated accordingly.



    Tip: Circular cutouts can be created on the and on bends.

    For more information on standard files, refer to .

Create Cutouts from a Sketch

You can create cutouts from a sketch.

  1. Click Circular Cutout .

    The Circular Cutout Definition dialog box opens.

  2. Select the Sketch on the geometry or in the specification tree.

    A preview is displayed.

  3. Click OK to validate.

    The circular cutouts (identified as circular cutout.xxx) is created and the specification tree is updated accordingly.

Create Cutouts from a Mapped Curve

You can create cutouts from a mapped curve.

  1. Click Circular Cutout .

    The Circular cutout Definition dialog box opens.

  2. Select the Mapped Curve on the geometry or in the specification tree.

    A preview is displayed.

  3. Click OK to validate.

    The circular cutouts (identified as circular cutout.xxx) is created and the specification tree is updated accordingly.

Create Cutouts from a Projection

You can create cutouts from a projection.

  1. Click Circular Cutout .

    The Circular Cutout Definition dialog box opens.

  2. Select the Projection on the geometry or in the specification tree.

    A preview is displayed.

  3. Click OK to validate.

    The circular cutouts (identified as circular cutout.xxx) is created and the specification tree is updated accordingly.

    Important: When the profile is not only composed of points, the constituents points of the profile are used to create the cutouts, as well as for the sketch, the mapped curve or the projection.