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Re: How to trim a surface, keeping the 2 pieces ?
OK, tx a lot.
I hope that SW's conceptors will consider this kind of situation, with a trim surface, in a future world, after the 12/12/12.
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Re: How to trim a surface, keeping the 2 pieces ?
Pete,
the term trim means to cut away and keep something, so it works as it should, just like every other CAD software,trim and gone.
where as the split, breaks the surface into as many pieces you need whithout deleteing, may be it should be called break instead of split??
I'll be hard to break what most know as the standard terminology, but you never know, put in a ER and see what happens.
When searched out on the web here is what the first three discriptions are of the word Trim:
trim trɪm(v.)trimmed, trim•ming
- (v.t.)to put into a neat or orderly condition by clipping, paring, pruning, etc.:
to trim a hedge.
- to remove (something superfluous or dispensable) by or as if by cutting (often fol. by off):
to trim off loose threads.
- to cut down to required size or shape.
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Re: How to trim a surface, keeping the 2 pieces ?
I agree with Pet, that these actions are so close conceptually that they would work best in one command. Fortunately CAD does improve on its real life analogies, and this is a case where it could do better.
I'd compare it to the solid body "combine" tool which can be used to subtract and add in various ways.
Dwight
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Re: How to trim a surface, keeping the 2 pieces ?
As a newer user to SW I was wondering if you use the Split function do you still maintain associativity to the parent surface or does this split function remove the parameters to the face and break associativity.
I'm used to a system that has a couple different options for surfacing.
Trim surface does like you mention. You define a boundary and choose which side to keep. This function maintains associativity and parameters.
Then I have Subdivide face which subdivides a face, maintaining associativity and parameters - this is what you call "split" in SW.
Then you have Split face which is the down and dirty. Split the face and disregard associativity and parameters.
Maybe "subdivide" is a better name for the function? I guess the real difference is the fact that you could have both unparameterized/non-assoicative surfaces vs having to maintain the associativity in SW??
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Re: How to trim a surface, keeping the 2 pieces ?
Ryan...happy friday!!!
Yes it does, just the same way an offset face does. I use it alot.
but there is nothing "DIRECT" about it.......you know what\who I'm talking about.
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Re: How to trim a surface, keeping the 2 pieces ?
You are asking for a hijacking with that single word- not form me, though. Be careful!
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- (v.t.)to put into a neat or orderly condition by clipping, paring, pruning, etc.:
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Re: How to trim a surface, keeping the 2 pieces ?
Copy the surface before trimming. Keep one side of the original, and the opposite side of the copy.
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Re: How to trim a surface, keeping the 2 pieces ?
Hi,
I thought to do such thing, before posting here, but the clipboard is not very fond of a surface : "This item cannot be copied"
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Re: How to trim a surface, keeping the 2 pieces ?
Pet Peever wrote:
Hi,
I thought to do such thing, before posting here, but the clipboard is not very fond of a surface : "This item cannot be copied"
I believe Roland was thinking of using the Offset Surface command with zero offset for copying surfaces.
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Re: How to trim a surface, keeping the 2 pieces ?
Waoo, impressive.
I was just beginning to re-do a session, to get another S-Hor G B, grumbling into myself, about some parameter to fit to 1, 2, .... when SW is doing something !!!
That's why SW is so attractive : to have to find Sioux's stratagem to make any basic building.
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