Keep and Remove Elements
The Elements to remove and Elements to keep options allow to define the portions to be removed or kept when performing the split operation.
Keep and Remove ElementsThe Elements to remove and Elements to keep options allow to define the portions to be removed or kept when performing the split operation. Compute IntersectionsYou can compute the intersection of the surfaces by selecting Intersections computation check box. By default, this option is not selected. Select the Intersections computation check box to create
an aggregated intersection when performing the trimming operation.
This element will be added to the tree as
Intersect.xxx.
Select a SupportWhen splitting or trimming wires (curve, line, sketch and so forth) by another wire, you can select a support to define the area that will be kept after splitting or trimming the element. It is defined by the vectorial product of the normal to the support and the tangent to the splitting or trimming element. This is especially recommended when splitting or trimming a closed wire. Here, the sketch composed of two lines is trimmed by the circle. Select a support. Here is the result when no support is selected: Split/Trim Closed Surfaces by Two connected Surfaces or CurvesWhen splitting a closed surface or a curve by connected elements, an error message is issued. You need to create a join feature of non connected elements and cut the closed surface or curve with this join feature.
Split/Trim a Surface when Elements are Tangent to Each OtherSplitting a surface by another surface one requires the computation of the surface intersection. When the surfaces to be intersected are tangent, there are ways to avoid intersections. Whenever possible, intersections and input elements that are tangent to each other should be avoided. Similarly, the following cases should be avoided when possible (especially when the tangency constraint between the two surfaces has not been clearly defined by the user during the surface creation), as the result of the positioning is likely to be indeterminate and the result of the intersection to be unstable in the tangency zone. Here is an example of tangent surfaces: Split/Trim a surface when boundaries are in contactYou can split/trim the surface by joining them. Split/Trim a surface when one portion of the surface is to be removedYou can split/trim a surface when one portion of the surface is to be removed. Split/Trim a surface when surfaces are tangent or intersect face edgesYou can use the border edge of the cutting surface to split the element to cut or trim the element. Split/Trim Non-Intersecting ElementsYou can split/trim non-intersecting elements by projecting the points on the surface to be cut. In the example below, the distance between the circle and the line is greater than the resolution but less than 0.01mm. There is a way to split/trim the line and obtain a result with no gap. |