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CREATING A HOLE IN THE PART

In the previous sections we drew the profile of the part and we created the surface. In this section we will make a hole, an octagon with a radius of 10 units, in the surface of the part. First we will draw the octagon.

We get the result as shown in figure 20. As we only need the boundary we should remove the associated surface. Select the option GeometryDeleteSurfaces and then select the surface of the octagon. Press ESC to finish.

Figure 17. Regular 8-sided polygon

Creating a hole in the surface of the mechanical part

Figure 18. The selected surface in which to create the hole

Figure 19. The selected lines that define the hole

Figure 20. The model part with the hole in it


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