Example: Create an exact casing cross section

Example: Create an exact casing cross section

When you cut a plate with a beam or another plate, use the Element contour tool. The type of processed cut depends on the switch setting on the Switch panel of the Objects tab.

  1. Click Objects tab Switch panel .
  2. On the Features tool palette, click (Element contour).
  3. Select near a corner of the plate to modify.
  4. Next, identify the element that causes the modification; in this example it is the column.

Repeat the same steps for the other plate.