Cut on Plane Command

Draw a line on material in order to cut that material in a plane that includes the line and that is perpendicular to your computer screen.
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1. Before using this tool:

1a: Go to a view that is perpendicular to the cut that you want to make. If you want the cut in a plane that is perpendicular to a particular surface, Use one of the Surface tools to snap to that surface. Set the depth check limits of the view to (or beyond) the limits of the cut you intend to make. Cut on Plane cuts the material to the depth checking limits of the view and not any further. It only cuts the one selected material.

1b: Place construction lines so that there are INCL points where you want to locate the line that defines the plane of the cut.

2. Preselect a material to enable the Materials contextual page and click the Cut on Plane icon found in the Operations section. Skip step 3.

Alternative: Invoke Cut on Plane using the Find Tool by searching the command name and clicking the Cut on Plane icon, which is pictured above.

3. Skip this step if you already selected a material in step 2.

3a: Cut on Plane prompts you to use Select One Item mouse bindings to left-click (Select) the one material you want to cut. This prompting also occurs when a member or more than one submaterial is selected before invoking the command.

Select One Item bindings

4. The status line prompts, "Locate point". Locate- Pan -Return mouse bindings become active. The material is highlighted and various Locate options become active.

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Alternative 1: Select the appropriate Locate icon (if it's not selected already), then move your mouse pointer ( ) so that the point location target ( ) snaps to the beginning of the cut line, then left-click ( Locate ).

Alternative 2: Right-click ( Return ) to cancel the Cut on Plane operation and keep everything as it was before step 2. Do not continue.

5. The status line prompts, "Locate point".

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Alternative 1: Move your mouse pointer ( ) so that the point location target ( ) snaps to the end of the cut line, then left-click (Locate).

Alternative 2: Right-click (Return) to cancel the Cut on Plane operation and keep everything as it was before step 2. Do not continue.

6. The status line prompts, "Verify material cut." The computer screen redraws to show a preview of the cut. Yes-No mouse bindings become active.

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Alternative 1: Left-click (Yes) to accept the way that the material is shown to be cut. Go to step 8.

Alternative 2: Right-click (No) if you want a different cut. Go to step 7.

7. Skip this step if it does not apply. If you right-clicked (No) in step 6, the computer screen redraws to show the material cut on the opposite side of the cut line.

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Alternative 1: Left-click (Yes) to accept the way that the material is shown to be cut. Go to step 8.

Alternative 2: Right-click (No) to end the Cut on Plane operation and keep everything as it was before step 2. Do not continue.

8. The Change All Options window opens. On it is a Warnings list. Material change Options become active along with the Warnings if the 3D model contains other pieces of material with the same submaterial piecemark as the one material you performed this operation on.

Alternative 1: Make the appropriate selections on this window, then press the OK button on the bottom of the window to regenerate the material.

Alternative 2: Press the Cancel button to end the Cut on Plane operation and keep everything as it was before step 1.

Note 1: If you made this cut on a rolled section, the fields Web cut angle and Flange cut angle and Material setback are automatically adjusted on the Rolled Section Material window.

Note 2: If you performed this operation on system connection material, the connection is made graphical. Also, cutting system-generated main material makes that main material user main material.

Method 1:

1. Open the material's edit window (e.g., double-click the material, or hover the material and right-click (Menu) and choose Edit Other on the context menu).

1a: Press the Material Operations button at the bottom of the material edit window.

2. A dialog opens showing each of the material operations that appear on this material.

2a: Check the Delete check box next to the operation you wish to delete. If you want to delete multiple, you can select more than one. If you wish to remove all operations, select the Delete All check box.

2b: Press the Close button at the bottom of the Material Operations window.

2c: Press the OK button at the bottom of the material edit window.

3. The Change All Options window opens. On it is a Warnings list and Options.

3a: Optionally select the Options you want, then press the OK button.

4. The material is regenerated per the settings on its edit window. In other words, the material operation with the delete check box checked disappears.

Alternative: If the material stored the cut information in the Left/Right end settings, you need to edit the material and manually clear out the Left/Right end settings as required to restore the material to its original state.

Note: If other pieces with the same submaterial piecemark exist in the 3D model and you selected the appropriate Options, then other materials are also regenerated as specified on the edit window.

Method 2:

1. In the view in which you want to remove the material operation, display in solid form all members that you want to edit.

Option 1: View > Solid Opaque to display in solid form the members that you want to edit.

Option 2: View > Change All to Solid to display in solid form all members that are in the view.

2. Select the material operation by doing the following:

Option 1: Run the Show Material Operations tool if they are not shown. Once the material operation is shown you can select it.

Option 2: Using the Model Tree, expand the member and material subclasses, and select the Cut on Plane operation.

3. Once the Cut on Plane operation is selected, do the following to delete the operation:

Option 1: Select the Delete key on the keyboard.

Option 2: Select the Delete icon.

Alternative: If the material stored the cut information in the Left/Right end settings, you need to edit the material and manually clear out the Left/Right end settings as required to restore the material to its original state.

  • The modifications that you make using Cut on Plane are reflected in certain Left/Right end settings on the material edit window. If the 3D model contains pieces of material with the same submaterial piecemark as the one material you perform this operation on, you get options to automatically apply your cut to those other materials.
  • When Cut on Plane is used on a rolled section, the fields Web cut angle and Flange cut angle and Material setback are automatically adjusted on the Rolled Section Material window.
  • When Cut on Plane is performed on system connection material, the connection is made graphical. Likewise, cutting system-generated main material makes that main material graphical.
  • If the material does not regenerate after deleting the material operation, this is probably due to the cut information being stored in the Left/Right end settings of the material edit window. You need to edit the material and manually clear out the Left/Right end settings as required to restore the material to its original state.