Slice

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:

1. Specify first point on slicing plane - (pick a point, such as #1 in the figure, or enter x,y,z coordinates.)

2. Specify second point on slicing plane - (pick another point such as #2)

3. Specify a point on desired side of the plane or Both - (enter an option):

• Choose one of the parts, the other is erased
• B - retains both. The section plane is perpendicular to the XY-plane of the World coordinate system (WCS):

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:

1. Specify a point on the section plane - (pick a point to define the location of the section plane (1).)

2. Specify a point on the Z-axis (normal) of the plane - (pick another point to define the normal (2). )The section plane is perpendicular to the line through the specified points.

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:

1. Select a line, 2d-polyline segment, linear edge of 3dSolid or surface, or axial entity to use its axis - (select a linear entity.)

2. Specify point on slicing plane - (pick a point.)

3points

Slices solids and surfaces with a plane defined by three points; prompts you:

1. Specify first point on plane - (pick a point or enter x,y,z coordinates.)

2. Specify second point on plane - (pick another point.)

3. Specify third point on plane - (pick a third point.)

Multislice

Slices solids and surfaces in more than one place using a face; prompts you:

1. Select a planar Face or a planer Surface or <XY> - (pick a face.)
   Specify distance to create slice - (pick a slice location.)
   Specify distance to create slice or Repeat [Repeat] - (pick another slice location,or else press Enter to exit the command.)

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:

• Specify a point on the desired side of the slicing plane.
• Both - retains both parts