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Booleans
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Provides the three Boolean operations union, intersection and subtraction for triangle models
The function "Boolean operation" provides the three Boolean operations union, intersection and
subtraction for triangle models.
The different Boolean operations can be applied on two individual objects (shells) of a model (use
the function Mark shells… from the menu Facets - Manipulate shells to select individual shells).
If no individual object or more than two objects have been selected, only the Boolean union can
be used. In this case, an information dialog is displayed before the union operation is applied.
Dialog Select Boolean operation
The option "Volume" defines whether to treat the parts as closed solids or not. If the option is
disabled the part is interpreted as surface and affect the transfer of triangles between the two
parts to complete the boolean operation.
Aside of the Boolean operations themselves, some additional options are available to specify
how the result of the Boolean operation should be stored. By default, the result of the Boolean
operation is generated in a new workspace whereas the original objects remain unchanged. If
the corresponding option "Create new model" is switched off, the calculation result replaces the
selected original objects in the current workspace.
The name of the newly generated object can be chosen unrestrictedly. By default, the name of
the selected Boolean operation is indicated, and it can be supplemented and modified as desired.
In addition, the names of the two selected objects are given in the name list where they can be
selected directly. The names of the two selected objects are also shown in the upper area of the
dialog as well.
The additional option "Keep subtracted solid" can only be used, when the Boolean subtraction is
selected. If this option is disabled, as it is by default, the subtracted object is deleted entirely. If
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