Mold Design and Casting > Working with Volumes > Splitting to Volumes > To Create a Solid Split
  
To Create a Solid Split
1. Perform one of these operations:
In Mold:
1. Click Mold > Components > Solid Split. The MOLD MDL TYP menu appears.
2. Click Workpiece.
In Cast:
1. Click Cast > Components > Solid Split. The CAST MDL TYP menu appears.
2. Click Sand Core.
The Solid Split Options dialog box opens.
2. Select the Cut by reference parts check box to build the Reference Part Cutout on the workpiece or sand core.
3. Select a method from the Removed material options list. Islands are created out of the geometry of the original part, from which you can select the ones to keep in the original part. The system cuts out the ones that are not kept and creates a quilt from them.
4. Select Don't use in the Solid Split Options dialog box if you do not want to use the quilt created from the cut-out islands.
5. To define split surfaces, a new volume, and classification of the volume, complete the following operations in the Split dialog box:
a. Select one or more parting surfaces for splitting the workpiece.
b. Select the islands you want to keep in the original part. To highlight the geometry of each island in the graphical display, drag the mouse over each island in the list that appears.
6. Depending on the option selected in the first step, do one of the following:
Select a component to which material will be added
Specify a name for the newly created solid
Specify a name for the newly created volume