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How to make holes in curved surfaces??

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Hi!

After almost one year of "playing" with Solid Edge ver. 3, I've encountered a few problems.
I can't make protrusion cutouts or holes in curved surfaces. Example: I create a cylinder and I want to make holes in it. But not on planar tops rather in curved surface that generates it. This is a simple example, but if I want create a revolved object with a curved generator, like a bottle or something, and want to create holes in it, even if it's only for fun, how should I proceed?

How can I create more complex extruded objects with a 3D path or axis and with different profiles within? I think that's something that combines swept and lofted protrusions.

Thank you.
 
We are currently running SE V11, and not having seen SE V3 I don't what the limitations are. Certainly in V11 you can put a hole through a curved surface simply by putting the hole on a plane perpendicular to the axis of the hole you wish to generate.
I hope this may be of some assistance.
 
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