Slice tool?

[musyas]

Anyone can help or teach me how to use the slice tool. Give me some step-by-step guide the proper way to use this tool.

 

PS: I'm Noob.

[rgarjr]

type in SL on the command line and hit the F1 key, it will give lots of good info on its options.

[ReMark]

SLICE - Part 1

 

We can modify solids using the SLICE command. The user has the option to retain one or both halves of the sliced solid. A cutting plane must be defined to slice a solid. The AutoCAD default for creating the cutting plane is a two point pick. Other cutting planes can be defined by picking three points, a surface, another object, or by indicating the slicing plane relative to the current XY, YZ or ZX planes.

[ReMark]

SLICE - Part 2

 

In AutoCAD 2009 the SLICE command can be invoked from the Ribbon (Home tab > Solid editing panel), from the Browser Menu (Modify > 3D Operations) or from the command line (Slice).

 

When the command is invoked AutoCAD will prompt:

 

Select objects to slice:

 

It repeats:

 

Select objects to slice:

 

It then prompts:

 

Specify start point of slicing plane or [planar Object/Surface/Zaxis/View/XY/YZ/ZX/3 points] :

 

It prompts:

 

Specify second point on a plane:

 

It prompts:

 

Specify a point on desired side or [keep Both sides] :

 

At this point you'll notice that AutoCAD has sliced your object and you can elect to edit each half of the solid independent of the other.

 

Note: It looks like AutoCAD defaults to a 3 point pick but take my word for it that you can do it with 2 picks.

[musyas]

Thanks for the guides and effort Sir.

[ReMark]

You're entirely welcomed, musyas. Any other questions regarding SLICE? Have you tried using the command? If so, were you satisfied with the results?

[rgarjr]

ReMark, you ever played with the Zaxis option one, haven't quite understood that one.

[ReMark]

rgarjr: Are you referring to the YZ and ZX options? No, I have not. Most of my 3D drawings aren't all that complicated. Anyways, I lazy. I tend to use 3 point as my default. Most of my slices fall in three categories: horizontal, vertical and at a 45 deg angle.