Part Cut

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

Description

Cuts (subtracts) selected Part objects, the last one being subtracted from the first one. This operation is fully parametric and the components can be modified and the result recomputed.

Note: This command is an automated form of the Boolean operation.

Usage

1. Select two shapes
2. Invoke the Part Cut command several ways:
   • Press the Cut button in the Part toolbar
   • Use the Part → Boolean → Cut entry from the Part menu

Supported inputs

Input objects must be OpenCascade shapes. Examples: stuff made with Part, PartDesign, Sketcher workbenches. Not meshes (unless those were converted to shapes) - for meshes, there are specific Boolean tools in MeshDesign workbench.

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