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diff --git a/doc/salome/gui/GEOM/input/cut_operation.doc b/doc/salome/gui/GEOM/input/cut_operation.doc
index f4050a318..30235d6de 100644
--- a/doc/salome/gui/GEOM/input/cut_operation.doc
+++ b/doc/salome/gui/GEOM/input/cut_operation.doc
@@ -2,29 +2,37 @@
\page cut_operation_page Cut
-To produce a \b Cut operation in the Main Menu select Operations - > Boolean - > Cut
+\b Cut operation cuts a shape with a list of other shapes.
-This operation cuts a shape with a list of other shapes.
-
-The \b Result will be a \b GEOM_Object.
-
-TUI Command: geompy.MakeCutList(theMainShape, theShapesList, checkSelfInte)\n
-Arguments: Name + a main shape + a list of other shapes + an optional flag for self-intersection check.\n
-Advanced option:
-\ref restore_presentation_parameters_page "Set presentation parameters and sub-shapes from arguments".
+To produce it, select in the main menu Operations - > Boolean - > Cut
\image html bool3.png "Cut dialog"
-\note This algorithm doesn't find all types of self-intersections. It is tuned
+In this dialog:
+- Input or accept the default \b Name of the resulting shape.
+- Click the arrow button and select in the Object Browser or in the Viewer the Main Object, which will be cut by tool objects.
+- Select the Tool objects, which will cut the main object.
+- Activate the corresponding check-box if you wish to Detect Self-intersections .
+- Activate \ref restore_presentation_parameters_page "Advanced options" if required.
+- Press "Apply" or "Apply & Close" button to get the result (GEOM_Object).
+
+\note This algorithm does not find all types of self-intersections. It is tuned
to detect vertex/vertex, vertex/edge, edge/edge, vertex/face and edge/face
intersections. Face/face intersections detection is switched off as it
is a time-consuming operation that gives an impact on performance. To find
- all self-intersections please use \ref check_self_intersections_page
+ all self-intersections use \ref check_self_intersections_page
"Detect Self-intersection tool".
-For a particular case with two shapes (object and tool) for the Cut operation there is the following TUI command:
+This operation can be performed using a TUI Command:
+
+geompy.MakeCutList(theMainShape, theShapesList, checkSelfInte)
+
+Arguments: Name + a main shape + a list of other shapes + an optional flag for self-intersection check.
+
+There is also a special TUI Command: for the Cut operation on two shapes (object and tool) :
+
+geompy.MakeCut(s1, s2, checkSelfInte)
-TUI Command: geompy.MakeCut(s1, s2, checkSelfInte)\n
Arguments: Name + the object + the tool + an optional flag for self-intersection check.
Example:
@@ -38,8 +46,7 @@ Our TUI Scripts provide you with useful examples of the use of
More details
-For a detailed description of the Boolean operations please refer to
-this document.
+Please refer to this document for a detailed description of Boolean operations.
It provides a general review of the Partition and Boolean
operations algorithms, describes the usage methodology and highlights
major limitations of these operations.