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{{Docnav
{{Docnav
|[[Part_Booleans|Booleans]]
|[[Part_Cut|Cut]]
|[[Part_Common|Common]]
|[[Part_Common|Common]]
|[[Part_Module|Part]]
|[[Part_Module|Part]]
|IconL=Part_Booleans.svg
|IconL=Part_Cut.svg
|IconC=Workbench_Part.svg
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{{GuiCommand
{{GuiCommand
|Name=Part Union
|Name=Part Fuse
|Icon=Part Fuse.svg
|MenuLocation=Part → Boolean → Union
|MenuLocation=Part → Boolean → Union
|Workbenches=[[Part_Module|Part]]
|Workbenches=[[Part_Module|Part]]
|SeeAlso=[[Part Cut|Part Cut]], [[Part Common|Part Common]], [[Part Booleans|Part Booleans]]
|SeeAlso=[[Part_Boolean|Part Boolean]], [[Part_Cut|Part Cut]], [[Part_Common|Part Common]]
}}
}}


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The {{Button|[[Image:Part Fuse.svg|24px|link=Part_Union]] [[Part Union|Part Union]]}} tool unites (fuses) selected Part objects into one. This operation is fully parametric and the components can be modified and the result recomputed.
The {{Button|[[Image:Part_Fuse.svg|24px|link=Part_Fuse]] [[Part_Fuse|Part Fuse]]}} tool fuses (unites) selected Part objects into one. This operation is fully parametric and the components can be modified and the result recomputed.


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'''Note:''' This command is an automated form of the [[Image:Part_Booleans.svg|24px|link=Part_Booleans]] [[Part Booleans|Boolean operation]].
'''Note:''' This command is an automated form of the [[Image:Part_Boolean.svg|24px|link=Part_Boolean]] [[Part Boolean|Boolean operation]].


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# Select two or more shapes
# Select two or more shapes
# There are several ways to invoke the command:
# Invoke the Part Union command several ways:
#* Press the {{Button|[[Image:Part_Fuse.svg|16px|link=Part_Union]] Part Union}} button in the Part toolbar
#* Press the {{Button|[[Image:Part_Fuse.svg|16px|link=Part_Fuse]] Part Fuse}} button in the '''Part tools''' toolbar
#* Use the {{MenuCommand|Part → Boolean → Union}} entry in the Part menu
#* Use the {{MenuCommand|Part → Boolean → Union}} entry in the Part menu


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After this operation is complete, it may be necessary to clean up the shape with [[Image:Part_RefineShape.svg|24px|link=Part_RefineShape]] [[Part_RefineShape|RefineShape]].
After this operation is complete, it may be necessary to clean up the shape with [[Image:Part_RefineShape.svg|24px|link=Part_RefineShape]] [[Part_RefineShape|RefineShape]].



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|[[Part_Booleans|Booleans]]
|[[Part_Cut|Cut]]
|[[Part_Common|Common]]
|[[Part_Common|Common]]
|[[Part_Module|Part]]
|[[Part_Module|Part]]
|IconL=Part_Booleans.svg
|IconL=Part_Cut.svg
|IconC=Workbench_Part.svg
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Revision as of 19:54, 8 December 2020

Part Fuse

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

Description

The Part Fuse tool fuses (unites) selected Part objects into 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 or more shapes
  2. There are several ways to invoke the command:
    • Press the Part Fuse button in the Part tools toolbar
    • Use the Part → Boolean → Union entry in 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.

  • Solid + Solid: the result is a solid that occupies all the volume covered by the inputs
  • Shell + Shell, Shell + Face, Face + Face: the result is a shell. Where faces intersect, they are split. Shells can be non-manifold. After fusion, faces can be united by Refining the result.
  • Wire + Wire, Edge + Wire, Edge + Edge: the result is a wire. Edges are split where they intersect.

Compounds are supported; however, it is assumed that shapes packed into a compound do not touch or intersect. If they actually do, Fusion will likely fail, or produce an incorrect result.

Options

Items can be added and removed from the fusion, by dragging them in or out of the fusion feature in the tree view with the mouse. A manual recompute (press F5 key or click on the Refresh/Recompute icon) is required to see the results.

After this operation is complete, it may be necessary to clean up the shape with RefineShape.