Cubit 15.7 User Documentation
The commands used to web cut with a planar or cylindrical surface in CUBIT are:
In the command's simplest form, a coordinate plane can be used to cut the model, and can optionally be offset a positive or negative distance from its position at the origin.
Webcut {Volume|Body|Group} <id_range> [With] Plane {xplane|yplane|zplane} [Offset <val>] [rotate <theta> about x|y|z <xval> <yval> <zval> [center <xval> <yval> <zval>]] webcut_options
The cutting plane can be rotated about a user-specified axis using the rotate option. The center of rotation can be moved by using the center option.
An existing planar surface can also be used to cut the model; in this case, the surface is identified by its ID as the cutting tool.
Webcut {Volume|Body|Group} <id_range> [With] Plane Surface <surface_id> webcut_options
Any arbitrary planar surface can be used by specifying three vertices that define the plane, and can optionally be offset a positive or negative distance from this plane.
Webcut {Volume|Body|Group} <id_range> [With] Plane Vertex <vertex_1> [Vertex] <vertex_2> [Vertex] <vertex_3> [Offset <value>] webcut_options
The plane to be used for the web cut can be previewed with the preview option in the general webcut options.
The next command allows a user to specify an infinite cutting plane by specifying a location on a curve. The cutting plane is created such that it is normal to the curve tangent at the specified location.
Webcut {Volume|Body|Group} <id_range> [With] Plane Normal To Curve <curve_id>
{Position <xval><yval><zval> | Close_To Vertex <vertex_id>} webcut_optionsWebcut {Volume|Body|Group} <id_range> [With] Plane Normal To Curve <curve_id>
{Fraction <f> | Distance <d>} [[From] Vertex <vertex_id>] webcut_options
The position on the curve can be specified as:
The point on the curve can be previewed with the Draw Location On Curve command and the plane to be used for the web cut can be previewed with the preview option in the general webcut options.
A webcut plane can be defined using the general plane specification options in the Specifying a Plane section of the documentation.
Webcut {Volume|Body|Group} <id_range> [With] General Plane {options} webcut_options
Finally, a semi-infinite cylindrical surface can be used by specifying the cylinder radius, and the cylinder axis. The axis is specified as a line corresponding to a coordinate axis, the normal to a specified surface, two arbitrary points, or an arbitrary point and the origin. The "center" point through which the cylinder axis passes can also be specified.
Webcut {Volume|Body|Group} <range> [With] Cylinder Radius <val> Axis {x|y|z|normal of surface <id>| vertex <id_1> vertex <id_2>| <x_val> <y_val> <z_val>>} [center <x_val> <y_val> <z_val>] webcut_options
A semi-infinite cone surface can be used by specifying the cone outer radius, and the cone inner radius. The axis is specified as a location first of where the outer radius is applied and the second location of where the inner radius is applied.
Webcut {Volume|Body|Group} <ids> [With] cone radius <val> <val> location {options} location {options} [Imprint] [Merge] [group_results] [preview]