Multiple hole generation

[Anonymous]

Not all holes in beams need bolts and I would like to be able to insert multiple holes on a beam at random locations as set by insertion points. Presently to insert a hole at a point I use the "Rectangular, Centrepoint " command and set X and Y numbers to 1 to get the hole at the specific location. If I have multiple holes on the same beam I need to repeat the command, becomes more tedious if these are slotted holes as you need to select slotted each time as well. When selecting the tool an option for (S) single default (M) Multiple similar to other tools would be useful.

[haedicu]

Hi,

from my POV Advance Steel provides already several tools to create just holes without bolts. First there is a shift, where you can decide, what should be created. If you set this to "holes" then you can use all the pattern tools from Advance Steel.

I'm very interested to understand, where this tool doesn't help you creating the required holes.

Beside that we also have in the "Bricks" some tools available, where you can define a parametric hole pattern. Even a staggering option is there available.

Would you mind letting me know, where you see the limitations in this one?

Thank you so much for providing ideas to shape the future of structural steel detailing at Autodesk.

best regards

Udo

[Anonymous]

OK,firstly I am aware you can just create holes in beams, poor choice of language on my part but there are times like on a project I am working on at present when a large plate (an architectural feature) has over 50 holes, all the same size making a random pattern, in this case I need to make the holes individually as they may require some of them to have differing diameters at a later stage so I cannot use a boundary or region for this and use the Advance tools. I lay out my pattern and there is no way I can automatically get these holes created by using any of the tools.

To do this involves selecting the plate, picking my point, defining the hole diameter and setting the X and Y quantities to one. East enough, I get the hole centred exactly where I want, it is editable and works. Then I need to repeat the entire process (without selecting hole diameter) again and again. It would be easier if the tool worked this way:

I select the hole tool I wish to use (generally Rectangular, Centred) press enter then hit M for multiple holes and then select all the positions you want your holes and then hit enter again and select diameter and X and Y to 1 and they are all there centred on the points you selected.

Not all hole patterns are uniform, some are random and it is these situations I am referring to.

[AleckGiles]

Hi,

Until your wish is fulfilled there is a reasonably easy workflow (better than what you describe at least).

If you place the first hole as desired then use the copy command on the Tools palette you can copy just the Hole feature not the entire plate. Select the green hole feature and its insertion point then just keep repeating plate, point; plate, point; etc. to place as many more holes as you wish. They will all be the same even if slots. Then you can edit any that need to be different.

I hope that helps.

Regards,

Aleck Giles

Application Engineer

Graitec, UK.

[Anonymous]

I run into the same situation frequently as well.  Not all holes are in a pattern.  Having a tool that will allow picking of multiple points for single holes simultaneously would be very helpful.  Using the copy method is a decent and time saving work around, it's still slower than having a single tool to do so.  Hopefully this will be discussed further within Graitec and added for a future release.