Merge surfaces, delete area, divide and cut surfaces

Fusion has tools to work on surfaces, to merge different surfaces into a single surface, delete an area from a surface, divide or cut a surface.

Merge surfaces

The tool Merge surfaces is used to merge two different surfaces into a single surface.

• Click Design 3D.

• Click Merge surfaces.

  

• The function opens a new panel on the right.

  

  • Merge operation: how the merging operation is performed in case of area in common between the two surfaces.

    • Replace with surface 2: replaces the area in common between the two surfaces with the content of the second surface.

      

    • Merge with minimum profile: merges the two surfaces by considering the minimum profile.

      

    • Merge with maximum profile: merges the two surfaces by considering the maximum profile.

      

  • Main surface: the main surface to merge.

  • Surface to merge: the surface to merge to the main surface.

  • Result surface: the surface subproject where the new surface is created.

  • Create vertical walls: if Replace with surface 2 is used, creates a vertical wall between the 2 surfaces.

    

• Click Merge to complete the operation.

Delete area

The tool Delete area deletes the part of the surface that is internal to a selected polyline.

• Click Design 3D.

• Click Delete area.

  

• The function opens a panel on the right.

  

  • Reference surface: the reference surface from where delete the area.

• Select the polyline.

  

• Specify if the delete area is internal or external.

• Confirm to delete the area.

  

Cut surface

The tool Cut surface cuts the triangles of a surface along the selected polyline

• Click Design 3D.

• Click Cut.

  

• The function opens a panel on the right.

  

  • Reference surface: the reference surface from where delete the area.

• Select the polyline.

  

• The surface is re-triangulated to have the triangles cut on the polyline.

  

Divide surfaces

The tool Divide surface is used to cut triangles along a selected polyline and create a new surface with separated triangles.

• Click Design 3D.

• Click Divide.

  

• The function opens a new panel on the right.

  

  • Surface to divide: the surface subproject where we have the surface to divide.

  • New surface: the surface subproject where the new surface with separated triangles is created.

• Select the cut polyline.

• The surface is divided into two surfaces, along the polyline.