# Service Hole automation

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>How to prepare service hole families for studs?</td><td><a href="family-libraries/service-holes/how-to-create-service-holes-in-vertical-studs">how-to-create-service-holes-in-vertical-studs</a></td></tr><tr><td>How to prepare service hole families for plates?</td><td><a href="family-libraries/service-holes/how-to-create-service-holes-in-horizontal-tracks">how-to-create-service-holes-in-horizontal-tracks</a></td></tr><tr><td>How to insert service holes in studs for CNC Export?</td><td><a href="service-hole-automation/how-to-insert-service-holes-in-vertical-studs">how-to-insert-service-holes-in-vertical-studs</a></td></tr><tr><td>How to automate service holes on plate webs between studs?</td><td><a href="service-hole-automation/how-to-insert-service-holes-in-horizontal-tracks-using-detail-configurations/how-to-insert-service-holes-in-horizontal-track-centers">how-to-insert-service-holes-in-horizontal-track-centers</a></td></tr><tr><td>How to automate service holes on plate webs at plate ends?</td><td><a href="service-hole-automation/how-to-insert-service-holes-in-horizontal-tracks-using-detail-configurations">how-to-insert-service-holes-in-horizontal-tracks-using-detail-configurations</a></td></tr><tr><td>How to automate service holes on Plate webs on plate center or ends?</td><td><a href="service-hole-automation/how-to-insert-service-holes-in-horizontal-tracks-using-smart-connections">how-to-insert-service-holes-in-horizontal-tracks-using-smart-connections</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

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