To Work With Slicing a Solid or Surface

Slice a 3D Solid or Surface With a Cutting Plane

  1. Click Home tabSolid Editing panelSlice. Find
  2. Select the 3D solid or surface objects to slice. Press Enter.
  3. Specify two points to define the cutting plane.
  4. Specify which side of the sliced object to retain, or enter b (Both) to retain both sides.

Slice a 3D Solid or Surface With a Planar Object

  1. Click Home tabSolid Editing panelSlice. Find
  2. Select the 3D solid or surface objects to slice. Press Enter.
  3. At the Command prompt, enter o (Object). Press Enter.
  4. Select a circle, ellipse, arc, 2D spline, or 2D polyline to use as the cutting plane.
  5. Specify which side of the sliced object to retain, or enter b (Both) to retain both sides.

Slice a 3D Solid or Surface With a Surface

  1. Click Home tabSolid Editing panelSlice. Find
  2. Select the 3D solid or surface objects to slice. Press Enter.
  3. At the Command prompt, enter s (Surface).
  4. Press Enter.
  5. Select a surface to use as the cutting plane.
  6. Specify which side of the sliced object to retain, or enter b (Both) to retain both sides.