Split Lines
The Split Line 
tool projects an entity (sketch, solid, surface, face, plane,
or surface spline) to surfaces, or curved or planar faces. It divides
a selected face into multiple separate faces. You can split curves on
multiple bodies with one command. You can create the following split lines:
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You can create split lines using sketched
text. This is useful for creating items such as decals. |
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Intersection.
Splits faces with an intersecting solid, surface, face, plane, or surface
spline. |
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When you create
a split line with an open profile sketch, the sketch must span at least
two edges of the model.
Creating Split Lines
When you create split lines, unchanged edges are reusable in downstream
features and changed edges update.
Supported features:
Chamfers Drafts Fillets Shells |
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For example, in this model you insert a split line on the front face
as the last item in the FeatureManager design tree. If you reorder Split Line1 to follow the Extrude1
feature, the model retains the downstream chamfer and fillets. |
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To create a projection split line:
Click Split Line
(Curves toolbar) or Insert, Curve, Split
Line.
In the PropertyManager, under Type
of Split, select Projection.
Under Selections,
click:
A sketch for Sketch
to Project 
. You can select multiple contours from
the same sketch to split.
The faces to project the sketch onto for Faces to Split 
.
Single direction
to project the split line in only one direction.
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Click OK 
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To create a silhouette split line:
Click Split Line
(Curves toolbar) or Insert, Curve, Split
Line.
In the PropertyManager, under Type
of Split, click Silhouette.
Under Selections:
Select a plane to project through the model's
silhouette (outer edges) for Direction
of Pull 
.
Select the faces to project the plane onto for
Faces to Split .
The faces cannot be planar.
Set the
Angle 
to create
a draft angle.
Click OK .
To create an intersection split
line:
Click Split Line (Curves toolbar)
or Insert,
Curve, Split Line.
In the
PropertyManager, under Type of Split,
select Intersection.
Under Selections:
Select
splitting tools (intersecting solids, surfaces, faces, planes, or surface
splines) for Splitting Bodies/Faces/Planes
.
Click
in Faces/Bodies to Split , and select the target faces or bodies on which to project
the splitting tool.
Select
Surface Split Options:
Click OK .
Related Topics
Example of Face
Fillet Hold Lines
Loft with Split
Line
Parting Line
Draft
Radiate Surface