Split with Surfaces

Use the Split: Surfaces tool to split surfaces and solids using surfaces.

  1. From the Geometry ribbon, click the Split > Surfaces tool.


    Figure 1.
  2. Select Surfaces or Solids from the Target selector on the guide bar.
  3. Select target surfaces/solids.
  4. Activate the Tool selector on the guide bar.
  5. Select the surface(s) used to split.
  6. Optional: On the guide bar, click to define split options.
  7. Click Split.


Figure 2. Split Surfaces with Surfaces


Figure 3. Split Solids with Surfaces

Split: Surfaces Tool

An overview of the Split: Surfaces tool.



Figure 4.

Use the Split: Surfaces tool to split surfaces and solids using surfaces.

Access
Go to Geometry > Split > Surfaces.

Options

Self-intersecting surfaces
When this feature is active, every selected surface is trimmed at each intersection. This is similar to using the trim both option when trimming surfaces, except that HyperWorks sorts out all selected surfaces and trims each one when it intersects any other selected surface.
This is useful when dealing with cases such as a grid of intersecting surfaces. Using the intersecting surfaces trim option allows you to separate all intersecting surfaces into multiple smaller surfaces with a single action, rather than having to trim them in pairs.
Trim both
Trim both the target and tool entities.
Extend trimmer
Extend the trim beyond the trimmer boundaries.