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#1 Posted : Saturday, November 2, 2019 8:55:10 AM(UTC)
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So I made some holes in a solid using the Subtract Solid tool. However, I realized I placed them incorrectly and need to move the holes. When I try to select them, it's only selecting the whole solid, not the hole, which doesn't let me move them. How can I either select these to adjust their positioning, or eliminate them from the solid entirely, so that I can re-place them where they need to be?

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#2 Posted : Saturday, November 2, 2019 9:40:18 AM(UTC)
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Are the subtracted Solids extruded sketches? If yes, simply move the sketches to the correct position. If you wanna delete the holes, just "select deep" the holes and press delete.
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#3 Posted : Saturday, November 2, 2019 10:00:16 AM(UTC)
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I made a set of Cylinder Primitives in the sizes I need, and have been copy/pasting them onto the solid I'm subtracting from. I can manipulate these until I click off the solid, then they become part of it, and I can't seem to separate them.

I've also tried drawing a center point circle and using push/pull to make the hole, as well as using the hole tool, but I get the same result - click off the parent solid and it seems to be inextricably linked to the parent, and I can't move it around or delete it. Even with Select Deep.

So maybe I'm doing this wrong?
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#4 Posted : Saturday, November 2, 2019 10:51:13 AM(UTC)
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The best method , if possible, is to start from the beginning using the hole tool.
The holes can be moved, deleted and even the hole size, depth and type of hole can be changed.
I know it's more work, but helps when changes are needed.
If you need a lot of holes, a pattern will help, but more difficult to edit.
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MPSchmied on 11/2/2019(UTC)
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#5 Posted : Monday, November 4, 2019 7:48:51 AM(UTC)
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I tried using the hole tool, but it's the same result. I made a simple solid box, put a hole in the side with the hole tool, and as soon as I click onto something other than the hole, I can no longer select just the hole. If I use the Select Deep tool, I can select the hole, but I can't move it anywhere. I get the snap-to lines when I try to drag the center point of the hole to a new location, but when I release the mouse, the hole simply disappears. Either I'm missing something critical here, or this is really buggy.

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#6 Posted : Monday, November 4, 2019 11:33:29 AM(UTC)
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Holding down the "Option" key will associate a point with the hole, move the point and the hole will follow.
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#7 Posted : Monday, November 4, 2019 12:11:53 PM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: mitchb Go to Quoted Post
Holding down the "Option" key will associate a point with the hole, move the point and the hole will follow.


That did the trick. Thanks!
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