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* A copy of the object is created and totally cleaned, the original object is rendered hiden.
* A copy of the object is created and totally cleaned, the original object is rendered hiden.
* The newly created copy is independent of the original.
* The newly created copy is independent of the original.

==Limitations==
* The refinement algorithm only works on shells. Therefore it iterates over the shells of the input shape and then for each shell it creates a new shell with joined faces wherever possible. This means if your input shape is only a face, wire, edge or vertex then the algorithm does nothing.


==Scripting==
==Scripting==

Revision as of 22:37, 15 January 2016

Part RefineShape

Menu location
Part → Refine Shape
Workbenches
Part, OpenSCAD
Default shortcut
None
Introduced in version
-
See also
None


Description

Cleans its unnecessary lines. After a Boolean operation some lines defining the previous form remain visible, this tool creates a copy of the totally cleaned.

Use

  1. Select the shape to be cleaned.
  2. Click the Part → Refine shape menu.
  • A copy of the object is created and totally cleaned, the original object is rendered hiden.
  • The newly created copy is independent of the original.

Limitations

  • The refinement algorithm only works on shells. Therefore it iterates over the shells of the input shape and then for each shell it creates a new shell with joined faces wherever possible. This means if your input shape is only a face, wire, edge or vertex then the algorithm does nothing.

Scripting

The Phyton command for refining a shape is the following:

shape.removeSplitter()

Note that the function does not modify the existing shape, but returns a new shape.