Creating a Mechanical Cut

You can cut several layers or several layers groups, using a mechanical feature and a geometry.

Before you begin: A stacking with at least one layers group must exist.
See Also
About Mechanical Features in Layered Product Design
  1. From the Transformation section of the action bar, click Mechanical Cut
  2. Optional: Replace the default name Mechanical Cut.n with a more significant one.
  3. Select the Elements to Cut, either:

    • A Layer.
    • A Layers Group (All the layers of the group are cut).
    • The Stacking.

  4. Define the Cutting geometries: Either select or create a sketch, a pattern, or a symmetry.

    The Cutting geometries can be

    • One open or closed wire. Specify the side to keep.
    • Or several closed wires (The inside of the wires is removed).

    For more information on working with the Sketcher, see 3D Modeling Core: Sketcher.

    Note: Click Parameters in the tree to create parameters from the context toolbar.

  5. Press Preview to verify the proposed result.

  • A Transformation Tools is created after the stacking.
  • A Mechanical Cut feature is created inside the Transformation Tools.
  • It contains a Mechanical Cut Geometry Set.
  • In the flat view, the mechanical cut is represented by its colored geometry.
  • In the elevated views, it is represented by an extrusion of its geometry going up the last impacted layer.