Solid Core/Cavity Separation

You can split a solid into core, cavity,

sliders and internal features (such as
holes):

. Select the solid to separate.

. Click Wizard tab > Part Splitting panel
> Separate Solids to display the

automatic split line and the draw

directions for the part :

 . Use the Solid Core/Cavity Separation
wizard to split a solid into core,
cavity, sliders and internal features
(such as holes).

When using Solid Core/Cavity Separation:

solids are split based on the natural

horizons from looking down the Z axis
of the active workplane.
parts are automatically split into
core/cavity groups.
 you can move faces between different
groups.
any number of split directions can be
used to define sliders.
you can edit the split line by
sketching new wireframe and dividing
the relevant faces. The new faces can
then be assigned to the relevant split
group.

Use the options on this wizard to:

simulate the separation of the core

and cavity of a solid using the slider

control the draw direction .

shade the core and cavity .

create wireframe from the split line.
Draw direction
Use the options in this section to make
changes to the draw direction:
Add draw direction

. Click a face to be used to define the

draw direction.

. Click to display the Select draw

direction toolbar.
. Use the toolbar to define the draw
direction.

— Select a normal face to be used

to define the draw direction.

— Select a workplane and use one

of the principal axes to define the
draw direction.

— Accept the current draw

direction.

— Cancel the creation of an

additional draw direction.
 Remove from draw direction — Click
this button to remove the selected draw
direction. Any faces being extracted along
this draw direction become ambiguous.

Modify draw direction — Select a draw

direction and click this button to display
the Direction dialog. Use this dialog to
modify the selected draw direction.

Note: You cannot remove or modify the

Core/cavity directions.

Shading
Use the options in this section to modify
the shading of the core and cavity.
 Undercut shading — Click to
toggle undercut shading. In the
Core/Cavity Separation wizard, undercut
shading works slightly differently from
standard undercut shading.

The areas highlighted in red are undercut

with respect to the draw direction they will
be extracted along; faces that cannot be
extracted along either draw direction will
be coloured red.

Core and cavity transparency — Click

this button to toggle the transparency of
the core/cavity faces. This lets you see
internal features more clearly in relation to
the core and cavity.

Note: The transparent faces cannot be

selected; only the internal features can be
selected.

Colour faces — Use the drop-down list to

choose the colour of the faces to be
extracted along the current draw selection.
Create wireframe from split line — Select
this option to create the wireframe along
the split line.

Retain face colours — Select this option to

use the wizard colours on the faces after
splitting.

— Click this button to re-calculate the

split line and face classification. This may
be required if you have made a lot of
changes to the model or the draw
direction.

— Click this button to access other

PowerShape functionality whilst remaining
inside the Solid Core/Cavity Separation
Wizard. This means that you use a range of
operations including:

creating wireframe.
using solid editing and Direct
Modelling tools to divide faces.
Use the buttons on the Split faces toolbar
to re-enter the wizard:

— Accept the changes you have made

and re-enter the wizard.

— Cancel the changes you have made

and re-enter the wizard.

Finish — Click this button to split the part

and close the dialog.

Cancel — Click this button to undo all the

changes you have made and close the
dialog.

Note: The part is not split and any

wireframe you have sketched, or changes
you have made while using the Solid
Core/Cavity Separation dialog are lost.
 Topics in this section

Example of separating a solid cavity

and core

Parent topic: About solid modelling

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