Modifying a Frame Part

In this tutorial you will modify a frame part by trimming. Open the Frame_modify.e3 file available in the Samples folder of your think3 installation and follow the steps given below.

1. Click on the Frame part in the Graphics Area or in the Model structure and start the Modify Frame Part command. For this tutorial the frame part is highlighted in the image below:
   
   
   
   
2. Expand the More Options node to get the node handles on the Frame part. Click on Node 1 as shown in the image below.
   
   
   
   Additional options are displayed in the selection list.
   
   
3. Under Node 1 select the Trim part 1 check box. Select the By Faces option from the corresponding drop-down list.
   
   
4. Select the face to which the frame is to be trimmed for the Faces selector as shown in the image below.
   
   
   
   
5. Click on node 2 on the frame part in the Graphics Area. Additional options of Node 2 are displayed in the selection list.
   
   
6. Under Node 2 select the Trim part 1 check box. Select the By Faces option from the corresponding drop-down list. Then select the face for the faces selector as shown in the image below:
   
   
   
   
7. Click on the Rebuild button. The frame part is modified as shown in the image below: