Creates 3D solids and surfaces by cutting existing entities.
Accessing the Command
command bar: slice
alias: sl
menu bar: Model | 3D Solids | Slice
ribbonP
toolbar: 3D Solids
: Slice
Prompts you in the command bar:
Select entities: (Choose one or more 3D solids or surfaces.)
Entities in set: 1
Select entities: (Choose more 3D solids or surfaces, or press Enter to continue)
Specify first point on slicing plane or [Object/Surface/Zaxis/View/XY/YZ/ZX/Line-point/3points/Multislice] <3points>: (Pick a point or enter an option)
Command Options
Option |
Description |
Select entities |
Specifies the entities that will be sliced. Choose one or more 3D solids or surfaces; this command does not work with 2D regions. |
Specify first point on slicing plane |
Slices solids and surfaces with a plane which is perpendicular to the XY-plane of the current coordinate system, defined by two points; prompts you:
The sliced entity can be separated and its two parts manipulated as independent entities: |
Object |
Slices solids and surfaces with an intersecting entity; the entity defines the plane that slices the 3D selected entities. Prompts you: Select a circle, ellipse, arc, 2D-spline, 2D-polyline, planar 3d Solid face, planar Surface face, or planar region - (choose an entity. In addition to the entities listed by the prompts, you can also use an elliptical arc.) To use a planar 3D solid face as the slicing plane, ensure that the Select Faces option of the SELECTIONMODES system variable is on. |
Surface |
Slices solids and surfaces with a surface; prompts you: Select a surface - (select a surface entity.) |
Zaxis |
Slices solids and surfaces with a plane defined by one point on the plane, and a second point on the plane's normal (z axis); prompts you:
The section plane is defined by the centroid of the front face of the cube (1) and the Z axis through this point and a corner of the cube (2). The section plane is perpendicular to line 1-2. |
View |
Slices solids and surfaces with a plane defined by the current 3D viewpoint; prompts you: Specify a point on the current view plane - (pick a point to define the height of the plane.) The section plane is perpendicular to the view direction and passes through the picked point. |
XY |
Slices solids and surfaces with a plane parallel to the XY-plane of the current coordinate system; prompts you: Specify a point on the XY-plane - (pick a point to define the position of the slicing plane.) |
YZ |
Slices solids and surfaces with a plane parallel to the YZ-plane of the current coordinate system; prompts you: Specify a point on the YZ-plane - (pick a point to define the position of the slicing plane.) |
ZX |
Slices solids and surfaces with a plane parallel to the ZX-plane of the current coordinate system; prompts you: Specify a point on the ZX-plane - (pick a point to define the position of the slicing plane.) |
Line-point |
Slices solids and surfaces with a plane defined by a linear entity and a point; prompts you:
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3points |
Slices solids and surfaces with a plane defined by three points; prompts you:
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Multislice |
Slices solids and surfaces in more than one place using a face; prompts you:
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Specify a point on desired side of the plane or Both |
Specifies which of the two portions to keep; prompts you: Specify a point on desired side of the plane or [Both] <Both>: Do one of the following:
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Related Commands
BimSplit - splits segmented solids into separated solids and allows to split a solid using a selection of cutting faces.
Interfere - creates 3D volumes of intersecting 3D solid models.
Intersect - removes volumes not in common between two solid models.
Region - creates 2D regions from 2D entities.
Section - creates 2D regions from 3D models.
Subtract - removes one solid model from a second.
Union - joins two or more solid models into a single entity.