Untrim Surface
With Untrim Surface,
you can patch surface holes and external edges by extending an existing
surface along its natural boundaries. You can also extend the natural
boundaries of the surface by a given percentage, or connect the end points
to fill the surface. Use the Untrim Surface
tool with any imported surface or surfaces that you create.
Note: Untrim
Surface extends
an existing surface, whereas Surface Fill creates different surfaces,
applies a patch between multiple faces, uses constraint curves, and so
on.
To use Untrim Surface:
Open the surface part that you want to untrim.
Click Untrim
Surface on the Surfaces toolbar,
or Insert, Surface, Untrim.
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Under Selections , choose the face or the edges you want to untrim.
Note:
Depending on the edge you select, the surface can extend to its natural
boundary. To constrain the edge, select the adjacent edge, as show below.
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Extend edges.
If you select the edge as shown, the surface extends to its natural boundaries.
Adjust the Distance to extend the surface to a percentage of its natural boundary. |
To constrain the surface extension, select
both edges, as shown above. |
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Under Options, as the Edge untrim type, you can accept the
default Extend edges
to extend all edges to their natural boundaries. Or you can select
both edges and choose Connect endpoints,
as shown at right.
To create a surface extension that merges with the original surface,
select the Merge with original
check box (default).
To create a new, separate surface body, clear the Merge
with original check box. Both the original and the new surface
body appear in the FeatureManager design tree.
Click OK
to untrim the surface.
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Surface untrim, select
both left edges and the inner edge. Under Options,
select Connect
endpoints. |
Surface untrim, select the face. Under Options,
select All
edges. All edges are extended to their natural boundaries. |