Have you ever just had one of those days? Today was one of those days for me. I've been using a rental while my car has been in the shop and needed to renew the rental car contract this morning (mechanic feels the need to take his time)...couldn't find my driver's license (hence I couldn't re-rent the car)...my son drove me to the office (thankfully) and then drove off with my computer in the trunk (not so thankfully)...the slow mechanic informed me it's going to cost 8K to fix my car (yikes!)...and I also broke a beloved frame with my grandmother's picture in it...all before 10am...some days it's just best to stay in bed...
So enough of the pity party (we know tomorrow is certain to be a new, much brighter day!)...let's take a look at a little TRIM tip that might come in handy for you.
Using cutting edges that don't intersect the objects to trim:
There are many different options that reside in the TRIM command, I find the EDGE option especially helpful. Sometimes we have objects we'd like to use as cutting edges, they don't physically touch the objects to trim - but they would if the edge were extrapolated (big word). In other words (for those who haven't had their caffeine yet) - if the edge were extended - it could be used as a valid cutting edge. The EDGE option does exactly that - it uses an implied extension to trim. Simply set the Edge option in the TRIM command to Extend (you can also set the systemvariable EDGEMODE to 1).
In the picture above...the vertical line could be used as a cutting edge if EDGEMODE were ON.
Note: You probably don't want to use this setting when trimming hatch patterns...(or if you do - I can't be responsible for your result!)
Happy Wednesday to you all...