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Posts Tagged ‘Trim’

Parting Lines 101: How to Get Those Pesky Meshes to Trim

By Rob Liebert • Nov 2nd, 2009 • Category: Intermediate, Self-paced Learning, Tech Tips

If you’ve ever had to manufacture a really complex, organic shape, you may have wanted to split the model along a parting line for machining. Well, this can be a very tough job without a very powerful tool, plus a little guidance. Luckily,…



Tool entity extension in XOR’s Split Face command

By Tom Charron • May 26th, 2009 • Category: Tech Tips
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On to the third installment of our tech tips on the Split Face command.  Did you know that XOR will automatically extend a surface if it’s too short to split another face? If you’re splitting a face by intersecting another surface, it will extend…



How to Trim a Mesh using a Curve or Ref. Plane

By Mike Tsang • Aug 19th, 2008 • Category: Intermediate, Product News, Tech Tips, XOR, XOS, XOV

When you import scan data, the data will be loading in the software, and a new Mesh Feature will be added in the Feature Tree. Sometimes, you can have additional items created after the Mesh Feature, but you will not be able to