Wireframe Difference

Wireframe Boolean difference command

Wireframe Difference

To access this dialog:

  • Activate the Structure ribbon and select Operations | Boolean | Difference

The Difference operation takes two open or closed wireframe objects (or two selections of wireframe triangle data, or a combination of object and selection) and creates another wireframe object which represents the first wireframe data with any volume shared with the second wireframe data removed.

Selection order is important, the result of (Wireframe 1 - Wireframe 2) is different from (Wireframe 2 - Wireframe 1)

Note: This command supports flexible wireframe selection.

Example

Original Wireframe Objects

 

Object 1

Object 2

Output

 

Field Details:

Wireframe 1/2: for Wireframe 1 and Wireframe 2, either select a loaded wireframe object, or choose the Selected triangles option and select wireframe data interactively in a 3D window, storing the selection for each input using the appropriate Store current selection button. A combination of object and triangle selection is permitted.

Output: you can output data either within the Current object, an existing wireframe object (pick it from the list) or a new object (type a new name).

 
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Boolean operations
Selecting Wireframe Data