Creating Intersections

You can create wireframe geometry by intersecting elements.

You can intersect:

  • wireframe elements
  • solid elements
  • surfaces

Before you begin: Create a 3D shape containing an ordered geometrical set with geometric elements.
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More about Intersections
Selecting Using the Multi-Selection

  1. Click Intersection in the Wireframe toolbar.

    The Intersection Definition dialog box appears as well as the Tools Palette. For further information about the Tools Palette, refer to Selecting Using Selection Traps in the Infrastructure User's Guide.

  2. Select the two elements to be intersected.

    The intersection is displayed.

    Important: Multi-selection is available on the first and second selection, meaning that you can select several elements to be intersected as well as several intersecting elements. For instance you can select a whole geometrical set.

  3. Choose the type of intersection to be displayed.


    • a Curve (when intersecting two curves):



    • Points (when intersecting two curves):



    • a Contour: when intersecting a solid element with a surface :



    • a Face: when intersecting a solid element with a surface (we increased the transparency degree on the pad and surface):


  4. Click OK to create the intersection element.

    This element (identified as Intersect.xxx) is added to the specification tree.

    This figure shows the line resulting from the intersection of a plane and a surface

    This figure shows the curve resulting from the intersection of two surfaces