Boolean Operator Error: Highlighted element can not be cut.

[Ezequiel1982]

Dear All,

I´m modelling a 3D thread with the helix. When I execute the command "Slot" (previously I´ve defined the insert sketch and the Helix command)appears an error as follows:

Boolean Operator: Highlighted element can not be cut. Highlighted element can not be cut: check its tangency contacts. Modify body´s contacts (use contraints, split or extrude one of the body).

I´m quite new using CATIA and I could not found the solution.

What shoud I do to solve it?

I appreciate any help!

 

[jackk]

Could be many things that cause that error. Such as the thread is shorter than the screw body. A picture might help us figure out the exact problem.

 

[sudhakarn]

Hi,
Please try changing the cross section ( profile ) so that it cuts the solid perfectly.All the best.

 

[drewmumaw]

@Ezequiel1982
Make sure the sketch for the slot goes beyond the solid so that there's not a mutual "sliver" of material. In other words the solid being cut through and the sketch should not meet at a common line. The slot should "overlap" the solid. See below. Is this what's causing the issue? Please upload an image of the geometry and the error message. Thank you.

Regards,
Drew Mumaw

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