OpenSCAD Minkowski
Appearance
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| Menu location |
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| OpenSCAD → Minkowski Sum |
| Workbenches |
| OpenSCAD |
| Default shortcut |
| None |
| Introduced in version |
| - |
| See also |
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Description[edit | edit source]
Applies a Minkowski sum to selected shapes.
Mathematical Definition[edit | edit source]
Add each element of subset A to each element of subset B to get Minkowski sum.
Geometrical Definition[edit | edit source]
Sweep element A along all boundaries of element B. Resulting space which is occupied by both elements is Minkowski sum.
Example of Minkowski sum applied to cylinder and cube.
Note: that the height of Minkowski sum is height of cylinder plus height of cube.
Usage[edit | edit source]
- Select shapes in Tree View or in 3D View
- There are several ways to invoke the tool:
- Press the
Minkowski Sum button.
- Select the OpenSCAD →
Minkowski Sum option from the menu.
- Press the
Limitations[edit | edit source]
- Feature needs OpenSCAD installed and configured in Edit → Preferences.
- Tools: Replace Object, Remove Objects and Children, Refine Shape Feature, Mirror Mesh Feature, Scale Mesh Feature, Resize Mesh Feature, Increase Tolerance Feature, Convert Edges to Faces, Expand Placements, Explode Group, Add OpenSCAD Element, Mesh Boolean, Hull, Minkowski Sum
- Additional: Preferences, Import OpenSCAD code, CSG
- Getting started
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