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Divide By Object 
: Dividing One Object by Multiple Objects
Access: Open this function from one of the following locations:
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Click the
button in the toolbar. -
Select Solid > Objects > Divide By Object from the menu bar.
Divide objects by geometry.
This function divides (trims) one or more open or closed objects (also faces) by using face(s), a plane, object(s), curve, edge or axis as the dividing entity.
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Demo: Press the button below to view
a short movie demonstrating the function:
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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 divided.
In this case, pick the magenta object. Note that this object is a uniform prism, despite the presence of the blue objects. Press <exit><exit> when the object is selected.
Required Step 2
Set the Divide > By Object parameters as required and pick one or more solid objects as the dividing entities, in this case the two blue solids. Press <exit><exit> when the objects are selected.
Click OK 
or Apply 
in the Feature Guide to complete the function.
| 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 divided into two individual solids. (The green sections of the object are considered to be one solid.) |
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When completed, the Divide by Object feature appears in the Feature Tree as follows:
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