How do you break a line in SolidWorks sketch?

How do you break a relation in Solidworks drawing?

To break a view’s alignment:

  1. Right-click inside the view boundary.
  2. Select Alignment > Break Alignment, or click Tools > Align Drawing View > Break Alignment. To break a view’s alignment while placing the view, press Ctrl as you place the view.

How do you join a sketch line in Solidworks?

To combine two split sketch entities into one: In an open sketch, click the split point and press Delete. Search ‘Combining Split Entities’ in the SOLIDWORKS Knowledge Base.

How do I cut a half sketch in Solidworks?

(Drawing toolbar) or Insert > Drawing View > Section. In the Section View PropertyManager, click Section or Half Section. You can use Tab to switch between Cutting Lines in Section or Half Section. After you select and place the cutting line in the drawing view, the Section View popup displays.

How do you break a view in Solidworks?

To create a break view:

  1. Select a drawing view and click Break. (Drawing toolbar) or click Insert > Drawing View > Break.
  2. Set options in the PropertyManager: Option. …
  3. Click in the view twice to place two break lines, creating the break. …
  4. Add additional break lines as necessary. …
  5. Click .
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How do you break out a section in Solidworks?

To create a broken-out section:

  1. Click Broken-out Section. (Drawing toolbar), or click Insert > Drawing View > Broken-out Section. …
  2. Sketch a profile.
  3. Set options in the Section View dialog box. …
  4. Set options in the Broken-out Section PropertyManager. …
  5. Click .

How do you cut a line Extrude in SolidWorks?

It is not necessary to select a complete sketch. Hold Ctrl and select a face to be the starting point for the cut. Click Convert to Cut (2D to 3D toolbar), or click Tools > Sketch Tools > 2D to 3D > Cut, and click in the graphics area to establish the direction of the cut. The Cut-Extrude PropertyManager appears.

What do you mean by split line?

2 to separate or be separated from a whole.

How do I merge surfaces in SolidWorks?

In the PropertyManager, under Selections:

  1. Select faces and surfaces for Surfaces and Faces to Knit .
  2. Select Try to form solid to create a solid model from enclosed surfaces.
  3. Select Merge entities to merge faces with the same underlying geometry.

Where is the fit spline tool in SolidWorks?

To open the Fit Spline PropertyManager: In an open sketch, click Fit Spline. (Spline Tools toolbar) or Tools > Spline Tools > Fit Spline. In the graphics area, click the sketch entities to fit to the spline.

How do I convert entities in SolidWorks?

To convert an entity:

  1. In an open sketch, click a model edge, loop, face, curve, external sketch contour, set of edges, or set of curves. You can also click an entity after clicking the Convert Entities. …
  2. Click Convert Entities. …
  3. In the PropertyManager, click Select chain to convert all contiguous sketch entities. …
  4. Click .
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How do you use surface trim?

To trim a surface:

  1. Create two or more surfaces that intersect at one or more points, or create a surface that intersects with a plane or has a sketch on its face.
  2. Click Trim Surface on the Surfaces toolbar, or click Insert > Surface > Trim.
  3. In the PropertyManager, under Trim Type, select a type:

How do you make lips in SolidWorks?

Create a lip or groove fastening feature by clicking Lip/Groove (Fastening Features toolbar) or Insert > Fastening Feature > Lip/Groove.

How do you subtract in SolidWorks?

To subtract bodies:

  1. Click Combine. (Features toolbar) or Insert > Features > Combine.
  2. In the PropertyManager, under Operation Type, select Subtract.
  3. For Main Body, select the body to keep. …
  4. For Bodies to Subtract, select the bodies whose material you want to remove.
  5. Click Show Preview to preview the feature.
  6. Click .
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