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# Select two mesh objects.
# Select two mesh objects that intersect.
# Select the {{MenuCommand|Meshes → Boolean → Union}} option from the menu.
# Select the {{MenuCommand|Meshes → Boolean → Union}} option from the menu.



Revision as of 15:18, 21 July 2020

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Mesh Union

Menu location
Meshes → Boolean → Union
Workbenches
Mesh
Default shortcut
None
Introduced in version
-
See also
Mesh Intersection, Mesh Difference

Description

The Mesh Union command creates a non-parametric mesh object, a Mesh Feature, that is the union (fusion) of two selected mesh objects.

OpenSCAD must be installed to use this command, and the path to its executable must be set in the OpenSCAD preferences.

On the left two separate mesh objects, on the right the mesh object that is the union of those objects

Usage

  1. Select two mesh objects that intersect.
  2. Select the Meshes → Boolean → Union option from the menu.