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Then…If you want to…
right-click, and click Save Changes.
The mass element uses the edited
save the changes to the current
mass element
profile to define its geometry. Any
other objects or styles that use this
profile are also updated with the
edited geometry.
Combining Mass Elements Using Boolean Operations
Use this procedure to combine mass elements using Boolean operations.
1 Select the mass element to which you want to join another mass
element.
2 Selected the desired Boolean operation:
Then…If you want to…
click Mass Element tab ➤ Modify
panel ➤ Boolean drop-
down ➤ Union .
combine the total volume of two
or more mass elements into a com-
posite object
click Mass Element tab ➤ Modify
panel ➤ Boolean drop-
down ➤ Subtract .
remove the common area of one
mass element from another
click Mass Element tab ➤ Modify
panel ➤ Boolean drop-down ➤ In-
tersect .
remove non-overlapping portions
and create a composite solid from
the common volume
3 Select the objects you want to combine, and press ENTER.
4 Enter y (Yes) to erase the original geometry, or enter n (No) to
keep the original geometry in the drawing.
NOTE A boolean operation creates a free form mass element. Due
to the topological structure of the free form mass element, its facet
deviation cannot be changed. The FACETDEV command will have
no effect on an existing free form mass element.
1022 | Chapter 15 Creating Conceptual Models
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