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The '''Mesh Difference''' command creates a new non-parametric mesh object, a [[Mesh_Feature|Mesh Feature]], that is the difference of two mesh objects: one mesh object is cut from the other.
The '''Mesh Difference''' command creates a new non-parametric mesh object, a [[Mesh_Feature|Mesh Feature]], that is the difference of two mesh objects: one mesh object is cut from the other.


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[http://www.openscad.org/ OpenSCAD] must be installed to use this command, and the path to its executable must be set in the [[OpenSCAD_Preferences|OpenSCAD preferences]].
[http://www.openscad.org/ OpenSCAD] must be installed to use this command, and the path to its executable must be set in the [[OpenSCAD_Preferences|OpenSCAD preferences]].


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{{Caption|On the left two separate mesh objects, on the right the mesh object that is the difference of those objects}}
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# Select the main mesh object.
# Select the main mesh object.
# Add the mesh object you want to cut from the main object to the selection. The mesh objects must overlap.
# Add the mesh object you want to cut from the main object to the selection. The mesh objects must overlap.
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Revision as of 15:57, 21 July 2020

This documentation is a work in progress. Please don't mark it as translatable since it will change in the next hours and days.


Mesh Difference

Menu location
Meshes → Boolean → Difference
Workbenches
Mesh
Default shortcut
None
Introduced in version
-
See also
Mesh Union, Mesh Intersection

Description

The Mesh Difference command creates a new non-parametric mesh object, a Mesh Feature, that is the difference of two mesh objects: one mesh object is cut from the other.

OpenSCAD must be installed to use this command, and the path to its executable must be set in the OpenSCAD preferences.

On the left two separate mesh objects, on the right the mesh object that is the difference of those objects

Usage

  1. Select the main mesh object.
  2. Add the mesh object you want to cut from the main object to the selection. The mesh objects must overlap.
  3. Select the Meshes → Boolean → Difference option from the menu.

Properties

See: Mesh Feature.