Tool >> Boolean >> Shell and Shell  >> Union / Intersection / Difference

• Tool >> Boolean Operation >> Union / Intersection / Difference commands execute Boolean operation between two shells.

• RapidForm^TM provides Union, Intersection, and Difference Boolean operations for polygon models.

• Union turns two shells into a single one.

• Intersect removes all areas except the common one between two shells.

• Difference takes a first selected shell and subtracts the common area a second selected shell shares with it from it.

Step   

Execute Tool >> Boolean Operation >> Union / Intersection / Difference command as follows:

1. Select Tool >> Boolean Operation >> Union / Intersection / Difference from the menu or click the corresponding icon from the Tool toolbar.

2. Select two shells to apply the Boolean operation to in order. ( See Shell selection )

Note

• After the Boolean operation is executed, two selected shells are removed from the project tree window and a new shell is created as a result.

• This command is texture preserve command. So if user don't have Color workbench license, Rapidform shows a below message.

          

  If user select OK, texture will be removed after execution, If Cancel, execution will be canceled.

• If user does this process on polygon shell with feature region , Below warning message will appear.