More about Cutout Features

The Cutout command removes material from the active body, based on a selected profile.

The following are discussed:

Related Topics
Creating a Cutout

Cutout Feature

By removing material, you create a protected volume. The cutout is shelled as you apply it to a shellable feature. This type of feature requires a closed profile defining the area that a section will be removed from the active body.

About Profiles

If you are not satisfied with the profile you selected, note that you can:

  • Click the Profile/Surface box again and select another sketch.
  • Use any of these creation contextual commands available from the Profile/Surface box:
    • Go to profile definition. For more information, see Part Design User's Guide: Sketch-Based Features: Pads: Using the Sub-Elements of a Sketch.
    • Create Sketch: For more information, see Sketcher User's Guide: Creating a Positioned Sketch.
    • Create Join: Joins surfaces or curves. See Generative Shape Design User's Guide: Performing Operations on Shape Geometry: Joining Surfaces or Curves
    • Create Extract: Generates separate elements from non-connex sub-elements. For more information, see Generative Shape Design User's Guide: Performing Operations on Shape Geometry: Extracting Geometry: Extracting Elements

Complement

The Complement option cuts away what is outside the profile rather than what is inside the profile, thus creating a complementary (or inverse) cutout. The following example is done using the scenario geometry: