Available in TurboCAD Pro Platinum and Pro only
Tool for imprinting 2D objects (line, polyline, arc, circle, curve) into faces of ACIS objects. This creates separate areas on the imprinted face. These areas can now have different materials.
The imprinting object must meet the following criteria:
Examples:
Primitive solids such as spheres, boxes, and cyliders must be exploded into an ACIS Solid in order for the Imprint Edge tool to work. If the object has not been exploded prior to selection you will be prompted with the following message when you select the first edge.
To use the Imprint Edge tool:
You can now use the Drag on Facet feature of the Materials palette to put different materials sections of the face.
Options:
Delete source: When on the source objects for the edges will be deleted. It is on by default.
Select faces to be imprinted: When active this option allows you to select multiple faces to be imprinted.
Deselect all selected faces: This option allows you to deselect any currently selected faces. This option is only available when faces have been selected.
Demo Video: