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      <div class="title_topic4" id="xps10_pagetitle">Hole geometry selection</div>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('sheetmetaldes/smfea_hole.html');return(false);">Hole Overview</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Options</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('sheetmetaldes/build_multi_parts.html');return(false);">Related Topics</a></p>
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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">The <b class="uiTerm">Hole</b> dialog box includes selection steps. For further explanation of this type of dialog box, including the <b class="uiTerm">Confirm Upon Apply</b> option, see <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.popUpPage('modeling/index.html?goto=modeling/title_page.html&vars=-aux,-home','linkInter','menubar=yes,status=yes,resizable=yes,toolbar=yes,scrollbars=yes,location=no,directories=no');return(false);">Modeling Help</a>.
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      <div class="title_division">Placement Face</div>
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      <p class="para_division"><b class="uiTerm">Placement Face</b> is a single face selected from the body on which you wish to place the hole. The top of the hole follows the contours of this face. The pick point on the face is used to calculate the default offset from the <b class="uiTerm">Offset Edges</b>.
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      <div class="title_division">Through face</div>
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      <p class="para_division"><b class="uiTerm">Through Face</b> lets you select the face up to which several holes will be made. This defines the bottom face of the last hole. Holes will be created starting on the placement face and continuing through all faces between the placement face and the through face.
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                  <p class="para_note_body">It is not necessary to select a <b class="uiTerm">Through Face</b> to create a single hole. Use the <b class="uiTerm">Punch</b> type hole to create a simple hole that pierces the target body just once.
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      <div class="title_division">First offset edge</div>
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      <p class="para_division">The first offset edge is an edge on the placement face used to position the hole. This edge is used when you have selected the <b class="uiTerm">Edge Offsets</b> positioning method. When you select the positioning edge, a cone head vector is displayed showing the positive direction of the offset. If this cone head is pointing away from where you want to place the Hole, then you will need to use a negative offset value.
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      <p class="para_division">The <b class="uiTerm">Edge 1 Offset</b> value applies to this edge. The two offset edges, or extensions of these edges, must intersect.
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      <p class="para_division">The second Offset Edge is another edge on the placement face used to position the hole. This edge is used when you have selected the <b class="uiTerm">Edge Offsets</b> positioning method. When you select the positioning edge, a cone head vector is displayed showing the positive direction of the offset. If this cone head is pointing away from where you want to place the Hole, then you will need to use a negative offset value.
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      <p class="para_division">The <b class="uiTerm">Edge 2 Offset</b> value applies to this edge. The two offset edges, or extensions of these edges, must intersect.
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                  <p class="para_note_body">The offset edges are not needed if you will be using RPO to position the Hole.</p>
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      <div class="title_division">Direction vector</div>
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      <p class="para_division">The <b class="uiTerm">Direction Vector</b> lets you select a direction other than <b class="uiTerm">Face Normal</b> to define the axis of the hole.
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                  <p class="para_note_body">The <b class="uiTerm">Hole</b> feature is associative to the <b class="uiTerm">Direction Vector</b>. &nbsp;This means that if the vector used to define the direction vector changes, the hole will change its orientation to match the new vector.
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      <div class="title_division">Vector method</div>
      <p class="para_division">The <b class="uiTerm">Vector Method</b> options menu lets you pick a method for defining the vector you would like to use for the axis of the hole when you are not using <b class="uiTerm">Face Normal</b>.
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