Trimming Elements  

This task shows you how to trim geometrical elements:

Trimming Two Elements
Create two intersecting lines.

  1. Click Trim in the Operations toolbar.
    Trim options are now displayed in the Sketch tools toolbar. The Trim All Elements option is the default option .

  1. Select the first line.

  1. Position the cursor on the element to be trimmed.
    The second element is highlighted too, and both lines are trimmed.

  1. Position the cursor on the same first element.
    The first element will be trimmed at the location where you click for the second time. The location of the relimitation depends on the location of the cursor.

  1. Click when you are satisfied with the relimitation of the two lines.
 
 
 

  • In multi-selection mode, no extrapolation is done by trimming command.

  • If you  trim an element created from a projection or an intersection, then this element's extremities are not constrained anymore to follow the extremities from the element they are issued from.

  • If the extremity point of the trimmed line is constrained, or if the extremity point of the trimmed line is a geometrical element (not a construction element), then a coincidence constraint will be created between this point and the trimmed line.
 

Trimming One Element

This task shows you how to trim just one element.

Create two intersecting lines.

  1. Click Trim .

  2. Click the Trim First Element option .

  3. Select the first line.
 

  1. Position the cursor to the second line.
    The first line selected is trimmed.

  1. Position the cursor on the same first element.
    The first element will be trimmed at the location of the second position. The location of the relimitation depends on the location of the cursor.

  1. Click when you are satisfied with the relimitation of the first line.