trim imported curves 1

[AhmetUnal]

Hi,

I have received an iges file, which contains curves exported from another cad system. I can open these in Solidworks without any problems but I need to trim these with a plane so I can find the length of the curve, which I will use in programming.

Is there a way to trim these curves with a plane? The imported curves appear as "ImportedCurve##" in feature tree.

Thanks.

Ahmet

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

Yes ... check out trim, surfaces in the index section of the SW Help files.


Helpful SW websites FAQ559-520
How to get answers to your SW questions FAQ559-1091

 

[AhmetUnal]

Thanks, but I want to trim the curve, not the surface. I created a flat surface, and want to trim the curve using this surface.

Any ideas?

 

[TheTick]

Make a 3D sketch, copy the curve into the sketch using "Convert Entities", then trim as needed. Measure result.

 

[AhmetUnal]

Thanks. Create 3D Sketch, Convert Entities, and Split Entities using intersection point, delete the rest and measure.

It works beautifully.