Mesh Union
|
Mesh Union |
| Menu location |
|---|
| Meshes → Boolean → Union |
| Workbenches |
| Mesh |
| Default shortcut |
| None |
| Introduced in version |
| - |
| See also |
| Merge |
Description
Does a union (fusion) on selected meshes.
The command creates a new separate mesh with all outer faces of all selected meshes.
Inner faces are removed.
Usage
- Select meshes to be fused in the tree-view or in the 3D-view.
- Choose Meshes → Boolean → Union
Example: Cube fused with sphere
Limitations
Notes
If you do not want remove the inner faces, you can use Merge
Mesh
- Miscellaneous: Import mesh, Export mesh, Create mesh from shape, Regular solid, Unwrap Mesh, Unwrap Face
- Modifying: Harmonize normals, Flip normals, Fill holes, Close hole, Add triangle, Remove components, Remove components by hand, Smooth, Refinement, Decimation, Scale
- Boolean: Union, Intersection, Difference
- Cutting: Cut mesh, Trim mesh, Trim mesh with a plane, Create section from mesh and plane, Cross-sections
- Components and segments: Merge, Split by components, Create mesh segments, Create mesh segments from best-fit surfaces
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