About the Trim User Interface
The
Trim tab consists of commands, tabs, and shortcut menus. Select a curve or quilt to trim and then click
Model >
Trim to open the
Trim tab.
Commands
• 
trimming object collector—Displays a point, curve or plane to trim a curve, or a surface, curve chain, or plane to trim a quilt.
• 
—Switches the side of the trimmed object to keep between one side, the other side, or both sides, or selects the side to which to apply a thickness value in a Thin Trim operation.
• 
—Switches the Silhouette Trim option on or off. Available when a quilt is the trimmed object.
Tabs
• References
◦ Trimmed curve collector—Displays a curve to trim.
◦ Trimmed quilt collector—Displays a quilt to trim.
▪ Swap—Selects which side of the resulting quilt retains the quilt ID. Available when you keep both sides of the trimmed quilt.
◦ Trimming object—Displays a point, curve or plane to trim a curve, or a surface, curve chain, or plane to trim a quilt.
▪ Details—Opens the Chain dialog box so you can modify the chain set properties.
• Options—Specifies trim thickness dimensions, surfaces to exclude from thin trim, and controlled fitting requirements for surfaces:
◦ Keep trimming surface check box—Keeps the trimming surface.
◦ Thin trim check box—Trims the surface using a thickened trimming surface. Available when surface is the trimmed object.
▪ Thin trim value box—Sets the thickness value.
▪ Thin offset options:
▪ Normal to Surface—Thickens the surface in a direction normal to surface.
▪ Exclude Surface collector—Lists surfaces from the original quilt excluded from the Thin Trim operation.
▪ Auto—Automatically excludes surfaces from the Thin Trim so the trim can be completed successfully.
▪ Automatic Fit—Automatically determines the scaling coordinate system and fit along all three axes.
▪ Controlled Fit—Thickens the surface by a specific scaling coordinate system and controlled fitting motion. Allows you to determine the offset direction.
▪ Coordinate system—Displays a coordinate system that you use for scaling and fit.
▪ Allow translationX, Y, and Z check boxes—Allows translation along the selected axes.
• Properties
◦ Name box—Sets a name for a feature.
◦ 
—Displays detailed component information in a browser.
Shortcut Menus
Right-click the graphics window to access shortcut menu commands:
• Trimmed Quilt—Activates the Trimmed quilt collector to specify the quilt to be trimmed.
• Trimming Object—Activates the Trimming Object collector to specify the object used as the trimmer.
• Exclude Surfaces—Activates the Exclude Surface collector to exclude selected surface from a Thin Trim operation.
• Clear—Clears the active collector.
• Flip—Specifies the direction of the arrow to indicate the portion of the surface to keep or where to apply the thickness value.
• Thin Trim—Activates the Thin Trim options. These options are only available when trimming a quilt.
Right-click the direction arrow to access shortcut menu commands:
• Flip—Redirects the direction of the arrow to indicate the side of the surface to keep after trimming.
• Both Sides—Adds another arrow and keeps both sides of the trimmed surface or applies the thickness value to both sides.