Part Boolean

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Union

Part

Part Boolean
Menu location
Part → Booleans
Workbenches
Part
Default shortcut
None
Introduced in version
-
See also
Part Union, Part Common, Part Cut and Part Section

Description

This command is a generic all-in-one boolean tool. It allows you to specify what operation to perform and what parameters to use via the dialog below. For quicker boolean operations, see also Part Union, Part Common, Part Cut, and Part Section.

Usage

See the individual commands:

• Part Union
• Part Cut
• Part Common
• Part Section

Also see the Part → Refine Shape menu.

Coplanar problems

The boolean operations are performed by the internal geometry kernel, OpenCASCADE Technology (OCCT). This library sometimes has problems producing boolean results when the input objects share an edge or a face. To be sure the boolean operation is successful the recommendation is that the shapes intersect each other clearly; this means that in most cases, one shape should protrude or be larger in size than the other shape.

In cases of coplanarity, even if the first boolean operation succeeds, subsequent boolean operations may fail, hiding the cause of the problem. In this case, it is recommended to use the Part CheckGeometry tool to inspect all objects for problems.

Left: shapes that share a face, a boolean cut may produce incorrect results. Right: shapes that intersect each other clearly, the boolean cut will be successful in most cases.

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Union

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