Trim PropertyManager

You can trim any 2D sketch.

To open the Trim PropertyManager:

1. Right-click a sketch and select Edit Sketch.
2. Click Trim Entities (Sketch toolbar) or Tools > Sketch Tools > Trim.

The Trim PropertyManager includes the following options:

Power Trim

Select Power Trim to do the following:

• Extend sketch entities.
• Trim single sketch entities to the nearest intersecting entity as you drag the pointer.
• Trim one or more sketch entities to the nearest intersecting entity as you drag the pointer, and cross the entity.

Video: Power Trim - Trim

Corner

Select Corner to modify two selected entities until they intersect at a virtual corner.

Factors governing the Corner trim option include:

• The sketch entities can be different.
• The trim operation can extend one sketch entity and shorten the other, or extend both sketch entities.
• Behavior is affected by which end of the sketch entities you select.
• Behavior is not affected by the order in which you select the sketch entities.

Trim away inside

Select Trim away inside to trim open entities that:

• Cross two selected boundaries.
• Exist between two selected boundaries.
• Exist within a closed sketch entity.

Trim away outside

Select Trim away outside to trim open entities that exist outside two selected boundaries. Factors governing Trim away outside include:

• The sketch entities you select as the two bounding entities can be different.
• Boundaries are not limited by the endpoints of the sketch entities you select.
• The trim action removes any valid sketch entities that lie outside the selected boundaries.
• If the sketch entity to trim intersects either of the bounding entities once:
  • It trims the section outside the bounding entity.
  • It extends the section inside the bounding entity to the next entity.
• Only open sketch segments are valid entities to trim.

Trim to Closest

Select Trim to closest to trim or extend the selected sketch entities. Factors governing Trim to closest include:

• Remove the selected sketch entity up to the closest intersection with another sketch entity.
• Extend the selected entity. The direction in which the entity extends, depends on the direction you drag the pointer.

Video: Trim to Closest