Trimming Sketched Entities
CommandManager: Sketch > Trim Entities
SolidWorks menus: Tools > Sketch Tools > Trim
Toolbar: Sketch > Trim Entities
The Trim Entities tool
is used to trim the unwanted entities in a sketch. You can use this tool to
trim a line, arc, ellipse, parabola, circle, spline, or centerline intersecting
another line, arc, ellipse, parabola, circle, spline, or centerline. You can
also extend the sketched entities using the Trim Entities tool.
To trim an entity,
choose the Trim Entities button from the Sketch CommandManager;
the Trim PropertyManager will be displayed.
The options in this
PropertyManager to trim the sketched entities are discussed below.
Message Rollout
The Message rollout
in this PropertyManager informs you about the procedure of trimming and
extending the sketched elements, depending upon the option selected in the Options
rollout of the Trim PropertyManager.
Options Rollout
The Options rollout
displays all options that are used to trim the sketched entities. These options
are discussed next.
Power trim
When the Power
trim button is chosen in the Options rollout, the Message rollout
in this PropertyManager will inform you about the procedure of trimming and
extending the sketched elements using this option.
To trim the unwanted
portion of a sketch using this option, press and hold the left mouse button and
drag the cursor. You will notice that a gray-colored drag trace line is
displayed along the path of the cursor. When you drag the cursor across the
unwanted sketched entity, it will be trimmed and a small red-colored box will
be displayed in its place. You can continue trimming the entities by dragging
the cursor across
them. After trimming all unwanted entities, release the left mouse button.
To extend or shorten
an entity dynamically using this tool, click once on the entity and then move
the cursor; the entity will extend or shorten dynamically depending upon the
direction of movement. Move the cursor up to a level to which the entity has to
be extended or shortened. Press the left mouse button to complete the
operation.
To extend a line or a
curve such that it intersects with other entity, select the first entity and
then select the second entity; the first entity will extend and intersect the
second entity. While extending, if the first entity cannot intersect the second
entity, then the first entity will extend up to the apparent intersection
point.
Corner
The Corner button
in the Options rollout is used to trim or extend the sketched entities
in such a way that the resulting entities form a corner.
To trim the unwanted
elements using this option, choose the Corner button from the Options
rollout; you will be prompted to select an entity. Select the entity from
the geometry area; you will be prompted to select another entity. When you move
the cursor over the second entity, the preview of the resulting entity will be
displayed in a different color. In the second entity, select the portion to be retained.
The selected portions of the entities will be retained and the resulting
entities will form a corner.
Trim away inside
The Trim away
inside button in the Options rollout is used to trim the portion of
a selected entity that lies inside two bounding entities.
To trim the sketched
entities using this tool, invoke the Trim PropertyManager and choose the
Trim away inside button from the Options rollout; the Message rollout
will be displayed informing you to select the two bounding entities, and then
to select the entities to be trimmed. Select the bounding entities from the
drawing area. Now, select the entities to be trimmed from the drawing area. As
you select an entity to be trimmed, the portion of the entity inside the
bounding entities will be removed and the portion outside the bounding entities
will be retained.
Trim away outside
The Trim away
outside button in the Options rollout is used to trim the portion of
an entity outside the bounding entities.
To trim the entities using this tool, invoke
the Trim PropertyManager and choose the Trim away outside button
from the Options rollout; the Message rollout will inform you to
select the two bounding entities, and then to select the entities to be
trimmed. Select the bounding entities from the drawing area. Now, select the
entities to be trimmed from the drawing area. As soon as you select an entity
to be trimmed, the portion of the entity outside the bounding entities will be
removed and the portion inside will be retained.
Trim to closest
The Trim to
closest button is used to trim the selected entity to its closest
intersection.
To trim the entities
using this tool, invoke the Trim PropertyManager and then choose the Trim
to closest button from the Options rollout; the cursor will be
replaced by the trim cursor. Move the trim cursor near the portion of the
sketched entity to be removed. The entity or the portion of the entity to be
removed will be highlighted in orange. Press the left mouse button to remove
the highlighted entity.
You can also use this
option to extend the sketched entities. To do so, move the trim cursor to the
entity to be extended. When the sketched entity turns orange, press the left
mouse button and drag the cursor to the entity up to which it has to be
extended. You will notice the preview of the extended entity. Release the left
mouse button when the preview of the extended entity appears; the entity will
be extended.
You
can toggle between the Trim Entities and Extend Entities tools
using the shortcut menu that will be displayed on right-clicking when any one
of these tools is active.
Extending Sketched Entities
CommandManager: Sketch > Trim Entities flyout > Extend
Entities
SolidWorks menus: Tools > Sketch Tools > Extend
Toolbar: Sketch > Trim Entities flyout > Extend Entities
The Extend
Entities tool is used to extend the sketched entity to intersect the next
available entity. The tool is used to extend a line, arc, ellipse, parabola,
circle, spline, or centerline to intersect another line, arc, ellipse,
parabola, circle, spline, or centerline. The sketched entity is extended up to
its intersection with another sketched entity or a model edge.
To do so, choose the Extend
Entities button from the Trim Entities flyout in the Sketch CommandManager
and move the extend
cursor close to the
portion of the sketched entity that is to be extended. The entity to be
extended will be highlighted and the preview of the extended entity will also
be displayed. Press the left mouse button to complete the extend operation.
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