Alibre Design

Chapter 7 - Feature Creation• Boolean Unite will add tool material to the blank part material.• Boolean Subtract will remove tool material from the blank partmaterial.• Boolean Intersect will show the overlap of the tool material and theblank part material.Before you begin:You will need to have a part that you wish to modify. This will be your “blank”. Inaddition, you will need to have an existing part or assembly to use as a “tool”. The toolmust be saved to the repository or file system.‣ To create a Boolean design feature:1. Open the blank part.2. From the Feature menu, select Feature > Boolean > Subtract (or Unite, orIntersect). The Insert Part/Subassembly dialog box appears.ORSelect the appropriate tool from the Design Boolean Feature fly-out on the PartModeling toolbar.3. Highlight the part or assembly you wish to use for the tool; then click OK. Thepart workspace window transforms into the Design Boolean Editor window. Click inthe Editor workspace to place the tool. Click Finish when you have the number ofcopies desired.NOTE: You can repeat steps 2 and 3 to add as many parts or assemblies asrequired.4. Constrain the tool(s) to the blank using the assembly constraints available in theBoolean editor workspace.5. Click the Commit icon, or from the Edit menu, select Commit to complete theBoolean feature. The window transforms back into the blank part workspace, andthe Boolean feature will be listed as a feature in the design explorer.NOTE: If a part or assembly in the tool is hidden in the dedicated assembly, it willnot participate in the Design Boolean feature until it is unhidden.200