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Cut 
: Cutting One Object by Multiple Objects
Access: Open this function from one of the following locations:
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Click
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Select Solid > Main Tools > Cut from the menu bar.
Cut objects by geometry.
Cut (trim) one or more open or closed objects (also faces) by using face(s), a plane, object(s), curve, edge, or axis as the cutting entity.
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Demo: Press the button below to view a short movie demonstrating the function: |
Practice: Press the button below to open Cimatron with a practice ELT file similar to that used to create the movie (if the relevant feature already exists in the ELT file, you can either edit it or delete it and create a new feature). |
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The part shown below consists of three individual solid objects.
Required Step 1 
Pick one or more open or closed objects (including individual faces) to be cut.
Press exitexit when all objects are selected.
In this case, pick the magenta object. Note that this object is a uniform prism, despite the presence of the blue objects. Press exitexit when the object is selected.
Required Step 2
Set the Cut parameters as required and pick one or more solid objects as the cutting entities, in this case the two blue solids. Press exitexit when the objects are selected.
Click OK 
or Apply 
in the Feature Guide to complete the function.
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Note the resultant shape of the magenta object; it is no longer prismatic. |
To further demonstrate the results of this function, move the blue objects. The magenta object has been cut. |
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When completed, the Cut feature appears in the Feature Tree.
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