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I don't think I have done this since 2000i or such, so I am a bit at loss.
I have a solid named A. I have assembled another solid named B next to it. They overlap some volume. I want to cut away this volume from A using B as reference.
edit >component operations >cutout. Select the one to cut >ok select the one to cut with >ok done. optional hide/supress/delete the object you cut with.
That good old menu felt like a pair of old shoes once I found it. I made some of my proudest work using a generous amount of cuts and merges in most creative ways. Long ago.
Yes, it is solidified. It first asks me to select a part to perform cut-out process to. I pick the shrinkwrap and hit OK. It then asks me to select reference part for cut out process. I pick the part I am using to cut with and hit OK. I then get two options, reference and copy. It defaults to reference so I leave it be and hit done. It then asks "Support associative placement for the feature?" It defaults at no, I leave it alone and hit enter. At this point two things happen. First I get a warning that states " WARNING: CUT OUT is entirely inside the model." It then says "Cut out has been created successfully", but not only is the shrinkwrap not cut, but the part I used to cut it with is still there.
I'm going to keep trying and go against the default options and see if that works.
OK when I choose copy instead of reference after I pick the part to cut with and hit enter, it skips the part where it asks "Support associative placement for the feature?" and goes straight to the warning and the delcaration that the cut-out was created successfully. IfI choose reference and then answer yes at the associative placement question it behaves exactly the same as it did when I answered no.
Your cut is inside the solid so your not going to see an external change. Offset set a plane so that it passes through the cut and create a section. You should then see the cutout geometry.
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