I frequently use the SPLIT LINE feature to inscribe faces into sub-regions, for the precise placement of a load or boundary condition.
But if I want to apply several such boundary conditions, the SPLIT LINE command only works on one closed contour at a time.
Is there any way to inscribe multiple SPLITs without so many steps?
Possibly. If the face you are splitting is planar, cylindrical, or conical, you can use the command INSERT – FEATURES – WRAP. This command was intended for taking a planar sketch, and wrapping it upon a curved face. It just so happens, it works fine on planar faces, too. And, unlike the SPLIT LINE command, the “Inscribe” option of WRAP will correctly handle multiple closed contours. However, one limitation that WRAP has, that SPLIT LINE does not, is that the WRAP command only expects to act within the confines of a single face. So it is a cool trick that works for multiple contours, but they must lie within a single face, and the face must not have any compound curvature.
