Cutting an imported part

sazrocks

I am trying to cut down an imported part with move face (red line), however it is very laggy (wait 5 seconds for a change to show up) and will not work after the second row of holes (blue line).
Is there a better way to do this or am I doing something wrong?

nav

Hi @sazrocks a workaround if you are experiencing trouble with the extrude (Remove) feature, you can use the split feature and delete the new part created, a few more steps but I think it will do the job.

EDIT: I just read you resolved the problem    

traveler_hauptman

Another approach is to use an extrude:remove. eg sketch a rectangle in a side view that covers the material you want and then extrude:remove to remove that material.

Do file a problem report (?->Feedback) and share the model (or better, a new document with just one Metal L bracket) with support. This seems like a reasonable use case of move face and they can use part to improve their algorithm.

sazrocks

traveler_hauptman said:

Another approach is to use an extrude:remove. eg sketch a rectangle in a side view that covers the material you want and then extrude:remove to remove that material.

Do file a problem report (?->Feedback) and share the model (or better, a new document with just one Metal L bracket) with support. This seems like a reasonable use case of move face and they can use part to improve their algorithm.

EDIT: I ended up extruding using the face outlined in red, and it worked!
 
I tried that, and all it does is take a little off of the edges.

Here are my extrude settings and sketch(sketch plane is the side circled in red in the first post)

andrew_troup

You need to draw a rectangle on that plane which embraces the whole profile. Constrain it so it behaves like a 'bounding box'.

The face of the part is not big enough to serve in this role, due to the chamfers. (For some reason, the cut extrude has used the inverse of the inadequate face, but regardless, the behaviour would be unpredictable if you just use faces, rather than sketching a rectangle as traveler-hauptman suggested)

nav

Hi @sazrocks a workaround if you are experiencing trouble with the extrude (Remove) feature, you can use the split feature and delete the new part created, a few more steps but I think it will do the job.

EDIT: I just read you resolved the problem    

peter_hall

A useful tip, thanks!