You can use a surface, plane, or sketch as a trim tool to trim intersecting surfaces. You can also use a surface in conjunction with additional surfaces, as mutual trim tools. Trim surface includes the following options:
- Create two or more surfaces that intersect at one or more points, or create a surface that intersects with a plane or has a sketch on its face.
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Click Trim Surface on the Surfaces toolbar, or click .
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In the PropertyManager, under Trim Type, select a type:
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Standard. Trims surfaces using surfaces, sketch entities, curves, planes, and so on.
- Mutual. Trims multiples surfaces using the surfaces themselves.
- Under Selections, choose from these options:
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Trim tool (available with Standard selected under Trim Type). Select a surface, sketch entity, curve, or plane in the graphics area as the tool that trims other surfaces.
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Surfaces (available with Mutual selected under Trim Type). Select multiple surfaces in the graphics area for Trimming Surfaces to use to trim themselves.
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Select a trim action:
- Keep selections. Retains the surfaces listed under Pieces to Keep . Intersecting surfaces not listed under Pieces to Keep are discarded.
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Remove selections. Discard the surfaces listed under Pieces to Remove . Intersecting surfaces not listed under Pieces to Remove are retained.
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Select surfaces in Pieces to Keep or in Pieces to Remove , based on the trim action.
- Under Surface Split Options, select an item:
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Natural. Forces the boundary edges to follow the shape of the surface.
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Linear. Forces the boundary edges to follow a linear direction from the trim point.
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Split all. Display all splits in the surface.
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Example Using Standard Trim Type |
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Sketch used for Trim tool |
Pieces to Keep with Natural selected in Surface Split Options |
Trimmed surface |
Example Using Mutual Trim Type |
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Two intersecting surfaces
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Surfaces selected for Pieces to Keep |
Trimmed surface
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