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CAD drafting Smart Trim 6 Command line: SMARTTRIM

The Smart trim command differs from the Trim vectors in automatically selecting all vector objects in the document as potential cutting edges. Selected objects are cut to the nearest cutting edges.

Command options:

?

Opens the additional options to select objects.

Fence

Selection of objects by a crossing line which can consist of several segments.

Crossing

Selection of objects with a crossing frame.

Project

Mode of cutting objects by intersection of their projections with the boundary in 3D space.

The option opens the prompt in the command line:

Enter a projection option [None/Ucs/View/] <None>:

Options:

None Only objects that are crossed by the specified boundary in 3D space are selected .

Ucs Defines the projections of objects in the XY plane of the current UCS and cuts objects which are not intersected by the boundary in 3D space.

View Defines the projections of objects in the direction of the specified view and cuts objects which are not intersected by the edge.

Edge

Specifies the cutting mode of objects by imaginary extension of the edge.

The option opens the prompt in the command line:

Enter an implied edge extension mode [No extend/ Extend] <No extend>:

Options:

No extend Switches off the cutting of objects by imaginary extension of the edge.

Extend Switches on the cutting of objects by imaginary extension of the edge.

eRase

Deletes the selected objects.

Back

Cancels the last change executed during performance of the command.

Command prompts:

Select object to trim or

[?/Fence/Crossing/Project/Edge/eRase/Back]:

Select objects to be cut.

Select object to trim or

[?/Fence/Crossing/Project/Edge/eRase/Back]:

 

Select eRase.

Select objects to erase or [?]:

Select objects and press ENTER to delete them.

Select object to trim or

[?/Fence/Crossing/Project/Edge/eRase/Back]:

 

Select Back to cancel deleting.

Select object to trim or

[?/Fence/Crossing/Project/Edge/eRase/Back]:

 

Press ENTER to finish the command.

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