Intersecting the Bodies and Removing Regions

Next, you apply the Intersect command to intersect the surface and solid bodies, removing the regions you do not require for your design.

1. In the FeatureManager design tree, select the bodies to intersect:
   1. Expand the Surface Bodies folder and select the surface body Surface-Revolve1.
   2. Expand the Solid Bodies folder and select the solid body CircPattern1.
2. Click Intersect (Features toolbar) or Insert > Features > Intersect.

   Surface-Revolve1 and CircPattern1 are selected in the PropertyManager.

3. In the PropertyManager, click Intersect.

   

   The features you can remove appear in the Regions to Exclude list.

4. Select Region 1, Region 3, and Region 5.

   The regions you select are not included as added geometry. By removing regions 3 and 5, you exclude the center hole from the resulting body. By removing region 1, you exclude the inner ring of material while creating the outer groove.

   

5. In the PropertyManager, under Options, select Consume surfaces, to remove the surface body from the FeatureManager design tree when you click .
6. Click .

   

7. Save the part as my_intake_cover.sldprt.