Limiting surfaces to a surface

You can limit surfaces to the intersection of a cutting surface:

  1. Select the cutting surface.

  2. Click Edit tab > Limit panel > Selection to display the Limit selection toolbar.
  3. To keep a copy of the surfaces to be limited, select the Keep original button. The button changes to .
  4. When limited, surfaces are cut into two. If you want to keep both portions of the limited surfaces, click the Keep both button to select it .
  5. Select the surfaces you want to limit. The surfaces automatically trim back to the cutting object.

    If the top cylindrical surfaces are selected, the trim is as shown below: