Trimming in SOLIDWORKS sketching

Trimming in SOLIDWORKS allows us to easily remove unwanted sketch entities or unwanted parts of sketch entities. This makes it easier for us to create complex sketches. In this section, we will cover what trimming is, why we use trimming, and how to use trimming within SOLIDWORKS.

Understanding trimming

Trimming allows us to delete parts of sketches that are unwanted. Let's examine the following sketch to see what trimming is all about:

• Draw two arcs and connect them
• Draw two circles and trim the interfaced area:

For this simple sketch, we can start by sketching two circles, as shown in the following diagram. After that, we can simply trim/remove the interfering parts to get our desired...