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Holes Toolbar

The Holes toolbar places blast holes, generates patterns, renumbers and checks them, and charges the selected holes. Open it from its tab on the right edge of the window.

Labelled Holes toolbar The Holes toolbar with all tool buttons labelled.

The controls

Button names are the tooltips shown when you hover.

Control What it does Other ways to use it Guide
Pattern in Polygon Fills a polygon with holes at a set burden and spacing Right-click the button: Straight Rows or Along Polyline, ratios, marks Pattern in Polygon
Holes Along Line One straight row of holes between two clicked points Works the same in 3D Holes Along Line
Holes Along PolyLine A row of holes along a KAD line, polyline or polygon edge Reverse Direction places them from the other end Holes Along Polyline
Add Hole Places single holes where you click Multiple keeps placing with the same settings Add Hole
Add Pattern A rectangular grid of holes from a clicked start point Template list reuses a saved pattern Add Pattern
Pattern Templates Saves burden, spacing, hole, text and charging settings for reuse Pick a template in any pattern dialog Pattern Templates
Renumber Holes New hole IDs, rows and positions for a run of holes Delete holes → Renumber Holes? Renumber Holes
Reorder Rows Rebuilds row and position numbers from a row line you pick Renumber holes after reorder Reorder Rows
Coincident Holes Check Finds holes too close to another blast or a drawing, and moves them Check + Relocate; undo with Ctrl+Z Coincident Holes Check
Convert Holes to KAD Points (collar / grade / toe) A KAD point at the collar, grade or toe of each selected hole Data Explorer → right-click → To Points… Convert Holes to KAD Points
Insert Holes Adds holes into an existing row, before or after a clicked hole Right-click a hole → Edit Hole → Insert Insert Holes
Product Manager The explosive products list used by charging and the Connect toolbar — Product Manager
Charge Rule Builder Opens the Deck Builder to build charge decks and apply them — Deck Builder
Reapply Charging Re-fits the selected holes’ charging to their current length — Reapply Charging
Remove Charges Removes all charging from the selected holes — Remove Charges

Note: Create Radii from Blast Holes is no longer on the Holes toolbar. To draw radii around holes, use Radii Holes/KADs on the Modify toolbar.

Which pattern tool?

You have Use
A blast boundary drawn as a polygon Pattern in Polygon
A start point and a regular grid in mind Add Pattern
Two points for a single row (presplit, buffer, trim) Holes Along Line
A crest, toe or design line to follow Holes Along Polyline
A few holes to add by hand Add Hole
A row that needs one more hole Insert Holes

Pattern Generation compares the methods and covers the settings they share.