PDS:Trim Tool
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Use the Trim tool to delete an internal contour up to the intersection with another segment. You can trim between:
- One internal contour & another internal contour
- A contour & an internal contour
This tool can be used together with Extend Internal Object to create intersecting lines. Extend a line further than needed and then trim it to obtain the required intersection.
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Icon & Location
- Toolbox: Toolbox> Contour
Operation
- Select the internal contour and the other segment to be trimmed.
- Invoke the Trim tool.
- Click on the part of the internal contour that you wish to trim.
Common Usage Example
1. Trim contour & internal contour
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3. Trim internal contour & internal contour
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5. New pieces are created with the Build Piece Tool and Moved Aside
Keyboard Shortcuts
- Shift – Keeps the trimmed internal contour Separated.
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10. Disabled - trimmed internal contours are Joined Into One Internal contour
11. Enabled – trimmed internals are not joined, and kept separated
