{"id":1119,"date":"2013-05-28T12:18:24","date_gmt":"2013-05-28T11:18:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1119"},"modified":"2015-11-04T11:59:42","modified_gmt":"2015-11-04T11:59:42","slug":"intersect-tool-using-intersecting-surfaces-to-make-solid-bodies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/2013\/05\/intersect-tool-using-intersecting-surfaces-to-make-solid-bodies\/","title":{"rendered":"Intersect tool using intersecting surfaces to make solid bodies"},"content":{"rendered":"

SolidWorks 2013’s\u00a0new and powerful tool\u00a0Intersect<\/em> enables you to perform complex operations to quickly combine surfaces, planes and solid bodies without the need for multiple cut, trim, fill and knit\u00a0features.<\/p>\n

The following is an example of how Intersect<\/em> can help you to quickly build a part from multiple intersecting surfaces. This is a set of surface bodies that will be used to create the exterior of a new consumer product.\u00a0 The goal is quickly combine these surface bodies into a final solid body shape that can then be shelled. (You can download the source file at the end of this article.)<\/p>\n

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  1. \"2-9-2013-8-56-24-AM\"<\/a>Start the Intersect<\/em> tool (found on the Features toolbar).<\/li>\n
  2. Select all of the surface bodies.\u00a0 As you select each one, they populate the Selections<\/em> box in the PropertyManager.\u00a0 Hint: you can use window select to get all the surface bodies at once.<\/li>\n
  3. Choose Intersect<\/em> button.<\/li>\n
  4. A list of intersection regions is quickly generated in the Regions to Exclude<\/em> box in the PropertyManager.\u00a0 In the case of this project, there is only one region, so there will be nothing to exclude.<\/li>\n
  5. Make sure Merge result<\/em> is checked on the Options<\/em> box in the PropertyManager.<\/li>\n
  6. Because we do not want the surface bodies to remain in the final part, make sure Consume surfaces<\/em> is also checked.<\/li>\n
  7. Once you are satisfied with the previewed result, choose OK (green check mark button) to accept and apply.<\/li>\n
  8. The result is finalized.\u00a0 The entire operation appears as one new Intersect feature in the Feature Tree.<\/li>\n
  9. Adjustments to your selections can be made at any time by editing the Intersect feature in the same manner as any other features are edited.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Preview of result<\/em><\/p>\n

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    Final result<\/p>\n

    Download Ex – Remote<\/a><\/p>\n

    Original version of this article\u00a0appeared on SolidWorks Legion<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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    Posted by Matthew Lorono<\/a> on May 28, 2013 in the SolidWorks Blog<\/a><\/p>\n

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