Holes Ribbon Menu
Note: The Holes ribbon menu is available in the Design Module when editing a drill pattern. To display this ribbon menu:
- Select the Design module.
- Right-click a drill pattern in the DataBlast Items Tree and select Edit Selected Drill Pattern in Designer from the menu.
Hole Patterns Group
Option |
Description |
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Grid Hole Pattern |
Fill an area of the current coordinate system with a grid of holes. See Create a Grid of Holes. |
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Line Hole Pattern |
Create rows of holes that follow lines on the current coordinate system. See Create a Line of Holes. |
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Curved Hole Pattern |
Create a grid of holes parallel to a polyline on the current coordinate system. See Create a Curved Grid of Holes. |
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Single Hole Two Points |
Create a single hole that passes through two selected points. Only use this option if you can snap to points at appropriate relative levels (RL). |
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Single Hole Design Position |
Create single holes at fixed positions on the pattern design surface. See Create Single Holes. |
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Design Redrills |
Create redrill holes for holes that have been drilled short. See Design Hole Redrills. |
Hole Manipulation Group
Option |
Description |
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Move Holes |
Move selected holes without changing their bearing or angle. |
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Align Holes |
Realign selected holes. |
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Rotate Holes |
Change the bearing or angle of selected holes. |
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Trim Holes |
Trim selected holes so that they do not intersect with other holes. |
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Offset Drill Toe |
Offset the drill toe of selected holes in the Z direction of the current coordinate system. |
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Offset Charge Toe |
Offset the charge toe of selected holes in the Z direction of the current coordinate system. |
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Remove Trims and Offsets |
Remove trims and offsets from selected holes to restore the original surface intercepts. |
Hole Restrictions Group
Option |
Description |
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Lock Hole Bearings |
Lock the bearings of all holes in the pattern so that the bearing cannot be edited in the Properties Pane. Can be useful if moving holes that are angled to a face or other plane and you want to maintain that bearing. |
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Angle Increment |
Change the angle increment value of selected holes. Default: As set when creating or last updating the selected holes. Blank if selected holes have different angle increments. |
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Minimum Depth |
Change the minimum length for the selected holes to be valid holes. Default: As set when creating or last updating the selected holes. Blank if selected holes have different minimum lengths. |
Grouping Group
Option |
Description |
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Group |
Group the selected objects so that if you select one hole in the group, all holes in the group are selected. The grouping is saved; however, groups are not visible in the Viewport. |
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Ungroup |
Ungroup the selected objects. |
Diameter Group
Option |
Description |
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Change Hole Diameter |
Change the diameter of selected holes. |
Edit Group
Option |
Description |
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Hole Editor |
Open the Hole Editor. |