Intersect

Intersect

Use Intersect to create a body containing the shared volume or area between a target body and one or more tool bodies.

When you use the Intersect command:

• You can select multiple bodies as the targets and as the tools.

Target bodies (1) and Tool bodies (2)	Resultant bodies

• You can intersect solids with solids, sheets with sheets, and a sheet with a solid. If you select a sheet body as a tool body, the result is a fully parameterized Intersect feature with all regions kept.
• If the tool body completely splits the target body into multiple solid bodies, the resulting solid bodies are parameterized features.

The normal result is a solid body containing the intersecting volume of the target body and all tool body solid bodies.

A target solid (1) and a tool body (2) intersect resulting in a parameterized body

Where do I find it?

Application	Modeling
Command	Intersect

Create shared body volume using Intersect

1. Choose Home tab→Base group→Intersect .

Note: In the Intersect dialog box, by default, Select Body is active first in the Target group, and after you select a target, it is active in the Tool group. 2. Select a target body.

** Selected target body (cyan)

** 3. Select a tool body.

** Selected tool body (red)

** 4. (Optional) You can do the following:

In the Preview group, use Show Result / Undo Result to check how the target and tool body will be modified when an intersect body containing the volume they share is created.

** Preview of modified target body

** 5. To save an unmodified copy of the original target body, select Keep Target. 6. To save an unmodified copy of the original tool body, select Keep Tool. 7. Click OK or Apply.

An intersect body is created containing the volume shared by the target and tool bodies.

Intersect options

Target
Select Body
Tool
Select Body
Settings
Keep Target
Keep Tool
Convert to Sew Feature
Tolerance