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'''Warning'''<br />
'''Warning'''<br />
Because of performance issues automatic geometry check has been disabled for part compound.
A compound containing pieces that intersect or touch is '''invalid''' for Boolean operations. Because of performance issues, checking if the pieces intersect is not done. Automatic geometry check (available for Boolean operations) is disabled for part compound as well.
Since part compounds could contain self-intersecting it is not advised and therefor a bad idea to use part compounds for boolean operations.





Revision as of 19:14, 4 June 2015

Part MakeCompound‏‎

Menu location
Part → Make compound
Workbenches
Part
Default shortcut
None
Introduced in version
-
See also
None

Introduction

This command creates a compound of any kind of topological shapes. These can be solids or meshes or any other kind of topological shapes.

Usage

Mark the topological shapes to be added to the compound in the tree view and choose Part > Make Compound

Notes

Warning
A compound containing pieces that intersect or touch is invalid for Boolean operations. Because of performance issues, checking if the pieces intersect is not done. Automatic geometry check (available for Boolean operations) is disabled for part compound as well.