Modify Components

[petermat]

So I started with a circle in sketch mode, press pulled it into a disk and the added a bunch more features. I then decided that the original disk should have a segment cut out of it (top view). I tried split face and split body but whatever they did was not what I wanted -  which was to split the disc into a segment I could delete and keep the rest of the disk. So I tried going back to the original sketch that created the disk. However I could find no way of cutting a segment out of the circle. Break does not seem to work on circles. I expected to find the sort of cookie cutters that programs like Corel Draw and Adobe Illustrator have, but these do not seem to exist.

Where am I going wrong?

[etfrench · Accepted solution]

Both Extrude|Cut and Split body work on extruded cylinders:

If you want a detailed explanation of why it isn't working for you, attach your file (File|Export|Archive file *.f3d) and a screencast showing what you're doing.

[etfrench · Accepted solution]

Edit sketch and trim method work just as well:

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

I first edit the sketch, then the extrude events in the timeline. Sorry the screencast is my first and looks like it was produced by Helen Keller. Best of Luck.

Kelly

[petermat]

Thank all three of you for your responses, which I am working through.

Kelly. Please don't apologise for the screencast, it went at my speed, so I could follow what you were doing without having to keep stopping the action

[petermat]

etfrench,

Yes, thanks got that. I am assuming you hit "T" in the middle there - no need to respond if I am correct

[petermat]

etfrench,

Thanks again. I follow this and particularly note that you made the cut off piece invisible using the browser. I found that when I did this on my real project the 'invisible' piece showed up in the drawing. But when I followed your steps and then switched to drawing mode the result was fine. any idea what I may have done wrong?