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Using the Trim Elements command

Using the Trim Elements command - MicroStation Tutorial

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Using the Trim Elements command

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- Now it's time to look at the various trim commands that are available in MicroStation. Using view groups, select the Trimming Elements model. There are three trim commands available. The first is Trim to Intersection. Using Trim to Intersection I can easily trim elements to where they intersect other elements. When you use this command, you want to identify the elements you're trimming on the portions of the element you want to keep. I will select the line on this end of the line. And, I can select a second element. Those two elements will be trimmed to each other. If I select lines that don't necessarily intersect the command will still work. I can select this horizontal line and this diagonal line and it will trim to where they would intersect if they were long enough. If I select this diagonal line on the other end and then select this line, I will keep the portion of the first line that I selected. So, remember, select elements on the portions you want to keep and they will trim…

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