OpenSCAD Minkowski/ru

Description
Applies a minkowski sum to selected shapes.

Mathematical Definition
Add each element of subset A to each element of subset B to get minkowski sum.

Geometrical Definition
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

 * 1) Select shapes in Tree view or in 3D view
 * 2) Click on [[Image:OpenSCAD_Minkowski.svg|32px]] or choose   →   from the top menu.

Limitations
Feature needs OpenSCAD installed and configured in  →