About Divide Features

Divide splits all the volumes of an undivided body between its divided bodies. This topic provides you with background information about divide features.

This page discusses:

See Also
Dividing Bodies

Dividing Elements

Dividing elements can be:

  • Surfaces
  • Planes
  • Sketches: When the sketch is selected, a Generative Shape Design surface is automatically built internally.

You can right-click the box and select any contextual command if you need to create or, more easily, access the required dividing element.

Keep Both Sides Option

By default, Keep both sides is selected, meaning that both resulting divided bodies are kept. Conversely, when the option is cleared, only the body lying on the side of the dividing element pointed to by the preview arrow is kept.

The interpretation of the arrow pointing direction is dependent upon the Keep both sides option:

  • Select Keep both sides: The arrow points in the direction (side of the dividing element) of the first body created by the divide operation.
  • Remove Keep both sides: The arrow points in the direction (side of the dividing element) of the body to be kept.

Note: Clicking the Reverse Direction button or the arrow reverses the dividing direction.