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Subtract

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Removes some bodies from target bodies.

Procedure

  1. On the [Model] tab, go to



    and click [Subtract] .

    (Alternatively, right click the mouse. On the appearing menu, select [Boolean]-[Subtract])

    The [Subtract (Boolean)] dialog box will appear.

 

 

  1. Select the target object to subtract from,
     

  1. In the [Boolean Subtract] dialog box, click and activate the list box for [Subtracting Bodies] .

  1. Select the tool bodies, while pressing the <Ctrl> key.
     

  1. Click on the [Boolean (Subtract)] dialog.
     

  2. If [Keep Target Bodies] and/or [Keep Subtracting Bodies] are selected, the original bodies will remain.

  1. To subtract multiple bodies from multiple bodies,

    select all the objects and list the bodies to be subtracted on [Target Bodies] and the subtracting bodies on [Subtracting Bodies] in the dialog box.
    After the Subtract operation, all the target bodies will be left without the portion of subtracting bodies.


    <How to List>

    To move bodies across the lists of [Target Bodies] and [Subtracting Bodies], select them and click or .
    Rest the mouse pointer on a body on the lists. It will be highlighted.
    The 1st body selected will be listed on the [Target Body] by default.
    By clicking , the selected body will be removed from the selection list.



    The green body is the target body and the yellow one is the subtracting body.