Job: Splitting solid faces with Boolean option

Splitting solid faces with Boolean option

In the following example you will use the Split Faces command to split the faces of a selected solid at their intersections with a set of other solids. To accomplish the task, load file "SplitFaces.e3".

Start the Split Faces command, for Solid A select the cylinder and for Split with option, select Solids B from the list and select the cuboid.

Note

To change the solid, you can right-click on the solids, select Reset and select a different solid.

To reset the current selection, you can right-click on the graphics area and select Reset current selection.

2	For Boolean option, you can do the following: a. Select Global from the list. b. Select Local from the list, change the display to Boundary view and hidden lines and for Faces select the two adjacent faces as shown:

3	Click or to confirm your selections and create the solid. If you have selected a., you can view the following solid: If you have selected b., you can view the following solid: You can notice that only the faces of the solid is split but not the full solid. Click to discard your changes.