Is there a way to set up a plane so its origin is located at the center of a hole?
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Yes, there are two methods of doing this. See accompanying files attached to this solution for an example. Method 1: After importing the solid with hole into DesignModeler (DM), click the 'New Plane' icon to create a new plane (Plane 4). In 'Details' window, change Type to 'From Face', then click somewhere close to the hole when picking the face, and DM will automatically locate the new plane at the center of the hole. The relevant plane property that controls this is "Use Arc Centers for Origin? - Yes". Method 2: (1) After importing the solid with hole into DesignModeler (DM), click the 'New Plane' icon to create a new plane (Plane 4). In the 'Details' window, change 'Type' to 'From Face', click the yellow bar on the 'Base Face' line, and go to the viewport to click the face on high z plane to highlight it. Click 'Apply' in details window, and then click 'Generate'. (2) In the 'Tree Outline' window, click Plane4 to highlight it, click the 'New Sketches' icon on the top, then click the 'Sketching' tab. Under 'Draw', click Circle. In the viewport, put the cursor roughly on the center of the hole, click left mouse button to define the circle center, then move cursor to the edges of the hole. When you see T and R shown, click left mouse button to define the radius of circle. You should be able to see the circle is exactly on the edge of the hole. You can also see the center-point of circle is created. (3) Click 'Modeling' tab, then click the 'New Plane' icon to create a new plane (Plane 5). In the 'Details' window, change 'Type' to 'Point and Normal', click the yellow bar on 'Base Point' line, select the center-point of the circle you just created, then click 'Apply'. Click the yellow bar on 'Normal Defined by Line', then click one of the edges of solid to define the normal direction. For example, since I want to create a line on global high X plane location later (see the triad at the right bottom corner), I select the edge roughly along global y axis). Click Apply. Click Generate. |
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