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mation about the selected object. See relative to that line. See “Align/Distribute
“Object Layer Properties” on page 195. Along Line” on page 253.
• Click the Record Walkthrough Along
• Click the Create Hole edit button,
Path edit button to record a walk- then click and drag to draw a rectangular
through video of your model along the hole in the selected object.
path defined by the selected polyline. See
“Walkthroughs” on page 1163. Polyline Holes
• Click the Intersect/Join Two Lines Most closed polyline-based objects can
edit button, then click on a non-parallel contain one or more holes. There are several
line or arc to join the two objects. See ways to create a hole; the methods available
“Intersect/Join Two Lines” on page 261. may vary depending on the object type.
• Many closed polyline based object draw-
• Click the Fillet Lines edit button,
then click on an adjacent edge to create ing tools have an associated Hole draw-
an arc connecting the two. See “Fillet ing tool.
Lines” on page 261. Cannot be used if the • Many closed polyline based objects have
adjacent edge is an arc. a Hole in checkbox on the GENERAL
panel of their specification dialog that
• Click the Chamfer Lines edit button, will convert the object into a hole if it is
then click an edge adjacent to the selected located within a larger object of the same
edge to chamfer the corner between type.
them. See “Chamfer Lines” on page 262.
• A CAD Polyline can be converted into a
• Click the Extend Object(s) edit but- variety of different types of holes using
ton to lengthen other object(s) until they the Convert Polyline tool. See “Con-
intersect the selected object. See “Trim vert Polyline” on page 266.
and Extend” on page 275.
• Click the Create Hole edit button,
• Click the Trim Object(s) edit button then click and drag to draw a rectangular
to shorten the length of object(s) inter- hole in the selected object. If the selected
sected by the selected object. See “Trim object has an associated Hole tool or
and Extend” on page 275. Hole in checkbox, the Create Hole will
create an object of that type; if the
• Click the Align/Distribute Objects selected object does not, a standard
edit button to specify how the selected closed polyline will be created.
objects are distributed. See “Align/Dis-
tribute Objects” on page 252. Only avail- Bear in mind that by definition, a hole cannot
able when multiple objects are selected. exist where its containing object does not. It
must be drawn entirely within the extents of
• Click the Align/Distribute Along
its containing object without touching or
Line edit button, then click on a line- crossing over an edge.
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