Part I: SolidWorks Basics
You can also use power trim to extend sketch entities along their paths by dragging the
endpoints. Regular dragging can also change the position or orientation of the rest of the
entity, but by using the Power trim feature, you affect only the length.
FIGURE 3.14
The Power trim feature in action
l Corner. Trims or extends two selected entities to their next intersection. When you use
the Corner option to trim, the selected portion of the sketch entities is kept, and anything
on the other side of the corner is discarded. Figure 3.15 shows two ways that the Corner
option can work.
FIGURE 3.15
Using the Corner option
l Trim away inside. Trims away selected entities inside a selected boundary. The boundary
may consist of a pair of sketch entities or a model face (edges of the face are used as the
boundary). Only entities that cross both selected boundaries (or cross the closed loop of
the face boundary twice) can be trimmed. This option does not trim a closed loop such as
a circle, ellipse, or closed spline.
