Candidates Edges

This command allows to detect Candidate Edges available to "receipt" the Parting Edges.

Creation stages / Use:

Click the icon or select the Split > Candidate Edges... command from the drop-down menu.

Select the Shape To Split to handle.
Indicate the molding axis for the detection.
Once selected, TopSolid'Split will show you the computed Candidate Edges. If the result is non convenient, choose another axis, otherwise go to the next step .

Available options:

Shape: Select the Shape To Split to handle.
Molding axis: The Z axis of the Opening frame is preselected when the command is launched. It is possible to choose another one, or to create one "from scratch" .
Priority: Two detection modes are available:
Speed: The detection of candidate edges is graphical, and very fast.
Precision: This mode allows you a better sorting on the candidate edges, because, unlike the speed mode, the graphical search of the candidate edges is carried out in both directions of the given axis, moreover, a geometric search makes it possible to sort the edges returned in graph.
1. - Edges : This option allows to keep in the graphic detection only the Superior, Inferior or All edges:


All candidate edges are proposed	Only Inferior candidate edges are proposed	Only Superior candidate edges are proposed

1. - Precision level (low to high) : This option allows you to set the calculation tolerance used in the precision mode, allowing the selection to be refined. The choice of this tolerance depends on the part in the split. It is therefore useful to try to modify it to obtain a sometimes more interesting pre-selection.


Two possible detections, different according to the chosen level of precision

Follow tangency: Checked by default, TopSolid'Split analyzes the tangency between edges for a better detection.

Modifications / Additional information:

You can detect ONLY existing edges on the part. if these edges don't exist, you will have to Imprint them on the shape.
It is possible to operate more than one Candidate Edges operations on the same part, according different molding axis.
In the Context State area, you can display or not the Candidate Edges . This control is also available by a pop-up in the graphic area.
The default color of the Candidate Edges is yellow, setting can be done in the document options Split Blocks > Colors > Parting Edges.
This command is optional. You can ignore this operation and go ahead to the creation of the Parting Edges.