OpenSCAD ExpandPlacements: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 18:42, 26 December 2022

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Convert Edges To Faces

Explode Group

OpenSCAD

Menu location
OpenSCAD ExpandPlacements
OpenSCAD → Expand Placements‏‎
Workbenches
OpenSCAD
Default shortcut
None
Introduced in version
-
See also
None

Description

Expand all placements downwards in the Tree view.

Usage

Select object in the tree view.
Choose OpenSCAD → Expand Placements from the top menu.

Limitations

Notes

This command "resets" the placement-values of an object, making the current position as 0/0/0.

Works with:

Boolean objects
Extruded objects (derived from the Part Workbench)
Revolved objects (derived from the Part Workbench)

Convert Edges To Faces

Explode Group

OpenSCAD

Tools: Color code shape, Replace object, Remove subtree, Refine shape feature, Increase tolerance feature, Convert edges to faces, Expand placements, Explode group, Add OpenSCAD element, Mesh Boolean, Hull, Minkowski

Additional: Preferences; Import OpenSCAD code (CSG)

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+|MenuLocation=OpenSCAD → Expand Placements‏‎
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-Expand all placements downwards the Feature-Tree.
+Expand all placements downwards in the Tree view.
 ==Usage== <!--T:12-->
 <!--T:3-->
-# Select object in the [tree view].
+# Select object in the [[Tree_view|tree view]].
-# Choose {{KEY| OpenSCAD}}  →  {{KEY|[[Image:OpenSCAD_ExpandPlacements.svg|32px]] Expand Placements}} from the top menu.
+# Choose {{KEY|OpenSCAD}} → {{KEY|[[Image:OpenSCAD_ExpandPlacements.svg|32px]] Expand Placements}} from the top menu.
 ==Limitations== <!--T:4-->
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 <!--T:14-->
 Works with:
-* boolean objects
+* Boolean objects
-* extruded objects (derived from the Part workbench)
+* Extruded objects (derived from the Part Workbench)
-* revolved objects (derived from the Part workbench)
+* Revolved objects (derived from the Part Workbench)
 <!--T:8-->
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 |[[OpenSCAD_Edgestofaces|Convert Edges To Faces]]
 |[[OpenSCAD_ExplodeGroup|Explode Group]]
-|[[OpenSCAD_Module|OpenSCAD]]
+|[[OpenSCAD_Workbench|OpenSCAD]]
 |IconL=OpenSCAD_Edgestofaces.svg
+|IconR=OpenSCAD_ExplodeGroup.svg
 |IconC=Workbench_OpenSCAD.svg
-|IconR=OpenSCAD_ExplodeGroup.png
 }}