There are two ways to modify an inserted plate. One is the Plate Cut component, the other one the Plate Editor. The latter allows you to adjust the plate corners by chamfering, notching, rounding, or drilling a round hole through the plate.
Modification Settings
First, you have to specify the plate that needs to be modified. Only the inserted plates are in the combo box; member plates cannot be modified by this component.
The second row of the "Modification Settings" category is the type of operation. Four types of modification can be selected: Chamfer, Notch, Rounding, and Hole.
During the definition of a Chamfer, Notch, or Rounding, you have to select the location of the modification. For this purpose, you can edit the Selected corners row in the next category where the default value is All. If only some of the corners need to be modified, enter their numbers according to the numbering in the graphics in this row. The format of the numbers can be the list of corners, interval, or a combination of both.
All the modifications made by this component are executed on the original shape and size of the plate. This condition is convenient, because subsequent changes (for example, a plate cut) cannot cause invalidity of this component.
Chamfer Settings
The additional settings when applying a Chamfer modification consist of two parameters. The first parameter is the dimension of the chamfering. It is composed of two numbers that define the length of the two perpendicular plate edges of the relevant plate corner. In the second row, you should enter the corners that are to be chamfered.
Notch Settings
The second type of the operation is the Notch. When defining the detailed setting, enter two values to specify the length of the notch along the plate edges.
The cut is performed perpendicularly to the plate edge in both directions. The point of intersection does not have to form a 90-degree angle; therefore, the parameter on the following row defines the radius between the two cuts and forms a rounding. If no rounding is required, the zero value may remain. On the last row, you specify the relevant corners on which the notching is to be executed.
Rounding Settings
Another type of plate corner modification is Rounding. Within this modification, each of the selected corners is rounded with the radius specified in the first row of the detailed settings. The rounding is executed on the plate corners selected in the row below the radius.
Hole Settings
The last type of the modification is the Hole. Unlike all previous modifications, this modification is not specific to corners. This modification creates a hole of a defined diameter in the point specified by the coordinates. These coordinates will create an eccentric hole; the hole will be created in the plate center if the default state (0.0, 0.0) remains.
The center of the hole does not need to be in the plate; the hole can be placed at the edge of the plate. However, the cutting circle must reach the plate edge, so that at least part of the plate is cut off by this modification.