Trim Body

Trim Body

Use Trim Body to trim one or more target bodies using a face or plane. You can specify the portion of the body to retain and the portion to discard. The target bodies take the shape of the trimming geometry.

• You must select at least one target body.
• You can select a single face, multiple faces from the same body, or a datum plane to trim the target bodies.
• You can define a new plane to trim the target bodies.

You would use Trim Body to remove:

• Material using datum planes for complex chamfers or cutouts.
• Material using surfaces (sheet bodies) for more complex shapes.
• Overlapping geometry before completing other boolean operations.

When creating a trim body, a vector points toward the portion of the target body to be removed.

Where do I find it?

Application	Modeling
Command	Trim Body

Trim a solid body to a face

This example shows how to trim a single, solid target body to the face of a sheet body.

1. Choose Home tab→Base group→Trim Body .
2. Select the target body to trim.
3. In the Tool Option list, make sure Face or Plane is selected.
4. In the Tool group, make sure that Select Face or Plane is active.
5. Select the face of the sheet body.

A vector points toward the portion of the target body to be removed. 6. (Optional) If the vector is not pointing toward the portion of the target body you want to remove, click Reverse Direction . 7. Click OK or Apply to create the Trim Body feature.

Trim Body dialog box

Target
Select Body
Tool
ToolOption
Select Face or Plane
Specify Plane
Reverse Direction