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:
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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.
- If you selected Mutual Trim, Preview options are available. Select one of the following:
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Show included surfaces |
Displays the regions that you are including as surfaces. All other surfaces are hidden. |
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Show excluded surfaces |
Displays the surfaces that you are excluding as transparent. All other surfaces are hidden. |
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Show both included and excluded surfaces |
Displays both included and excluded surfaces. Excluded surfaces appear transparent. |
- Under Surface Split Options, select an item:
- Natural. Boundaries extend tangent from the ends of the Trim tool.
- Linear. Boundaries extend from the Trim tool endpoints to the nearest edge.
- Optionally, select Split All.
- Click
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Example Using Standard Trim Type |
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Sketch used for Trim tool ![](qfu1528484856557.image) |
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 ![surface_pieces_to_keep.png](sxn1522326953495.image) |
Trimmed surface
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