Cut by Profile

 

 

 

 

This command allows to make a graphical cut on a 3d document with an open sketch.

 

Creation stages / Use:

 

Select the Vizualisation > Cut by profile... command from the drop-down menu.

 

  1. Select the profile

  2. Modify the direction of cut if necessary.

  3. Modify the options if necessary.

  4. Validate the dialog.

 

 

 

The graphic cut is not possible when realistic rendering is activated.

 

 

The profile must be open to make the cut.

 

 

Available options:

 

 

Should the closure display option be active, the cut plane will be in the color specified by the user.

 

 

  • Type:

Allows to select hatches to be displayed of the cut faces.

  • Orientation:

Allows to enter the hatch orientation.

 

 

If this option is unchecked, the parallel faces behind the cut plane are not displayed. The parts are hollowed like if they were surfaces. If this option is checked, the 2 options below are ungrayed, and the cut will be displayed with the selected color and hatches.

  • Use shapes color: If this option is checked, the cut planes color defines upper will not be used. The cut faces color will be the part color.

  • Automatic hatching: If this option is checked, the hatch orientation defined upper will not be taken in account. Hatches will be oriented ramdomly (very useful in an assembly).

 

 

When this option is checked, cut faces edges are thickened to visualize them properly.

 

 

If this option is unchecked, by validating this command, the Cuts folder and the cut are created in the entities tree but will not be activated in the graphical area. In this case, to show cut parts, you have to double-click the Cut icon in the Cuts folder of the entities tree.

 

 

 

For big assemblies, it is recommended to not check the Display cut edges  option. This option might slow down the performance of the system.

 

 

  • To edit the current cut and modify it, use the Edit current cut command by clicking the icon in the graphic area.

  • It is possible to deactivate a cut by using the Delete contextual menu or by using the icon. in the graphic area.

  • It is not possible to accumulate several cuts. Activation of a second cut will automatically cause the deactivation of the current cut.

  • To activate an existing cut, drag it from the cuts folder of the entities tree to the graphic area.