Editing Cutting Elements

You can change the profile, edit, and move the cutting elements to the required geometrical set.

This task shows you how to:

Before you begin: Create cutting elements with plane support.
See Also
Creating Cutting Elements

Create a Sweep Cutting Element

You can convert the cutting element created with a plane support to sweep surfaces.

  1. Right-click the cutting element and select Selected objects > Support Sweep.
    Two sketches (Profile_Sketch.x and Guide_Sketch.x) are created in the tree for a profile and sweep respectively.
  2. Double-click the Profile_Sketch.x in the tree.
    You will enter in the Sketcher app.
  3. Modify the sketch profile of the selected plane.

    Note: For more information, see Sketcher User's Guide: Sketching Simple Profiles: Creating Profiles.

  4. Update the profile.
    1. Double-click the Profile.x node available under the Outputs node.
      The Profile Definition dialog box appears.
    2. In the Input Geometry list, select the modified sketch profile.
    3. Click OK.
  5. Exit the Sketcher app.
  6. Right-click the Profile_Sketch.x and select Local Update.
    The cutting element is modified according to the changed profile.
    Note: Consider an example of a cutting element that is limited by another cutting element. If you change the shape of a limiting cutting element, you need to update the limited cutting element. In this case, the orientation of the limited cutting element remains unchanged.

    The orientation of the cutting elements is computed using the molded conventions defined in an XML file. These conventions stabilize the orientation of the cutting elements with respect to the changes in the limiting element.

Edit Cutting Elements

You can simultaneously edit multiple cutting elements.

  1. Right-click the required cutting elements and select Selected objects > Edit Cutting Element.

    Tip: These cutting elements should be within the same limit.

    The Edit Cutting Element dialog box appears.
  2. Perform the necessary changes.
  3. Click OK.
    The cutting elements are modified according to the specified changes.

Change the Geometrical Set of Cutting Element

You can move the cutting elements to the required geometrical set.

  1. Right-click the required cutting elements and select Selected objects > Change Geometrical Set.
    The Change Geometrical Set dialog box appears.
  2. In the Destination list, select the required set.
  3. Specify other details by selecting or clearing the check boxes below:
    • Inside
    • Move unshared parents
    • Move all parents.
  4. Click OK.
    The cutting elements are moved to the selected destination.