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BandglueThe Bandglue command (Construct > Reduce : Bandglue)merges a contiguous row of four-point polygons into one polygon.This is a great tool to use to clean up extra rows of geometry.Bandglue is the opposite of Bandsaw.To use, first select a contiguous row of (two or more) polygons.CombineChapter 6: Construct Tab 195Faster and Better Drills and BooleansComplex Drill and Boolean operations require a lot of computing.Selecting the affected polygons in the foreground layer beforeusing either command will greatly speed things up. This letsModeler concentrate on only those polygons that need to beaffected. Also, if your initial result is not satisfactory — particularlywith complex objects — try it again after nudging one of theobjectson an axis a little.Boolean Command(default keyboard shortcut Shift B)Then execute the command. Like Bandsaw, the operationcontinues all the way around the geometry until it returns to itspoint of origin, or hits a non-four-point polygon.The Boolean command (Construct > Combine: Boolean) issimilar in some respects to the Solid Drill command, discussedlater. However, Boolean operations treat objects as solids withvolume, instead of hollow 3D objects. They will merge, split,carve, and join objects in a variety of ways. Like the drilling tools,you must have an object in the background layer. The majordistinction of Boolean is that it treats the foreground object as asolid mass and thus creates inside surfaces along cut edges.With Boolean, some portion of the foreground and backgroundobjects must physically overlap in 3D space.