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Revision as of 18:31, 22 August 2021
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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
Limitations
Feature needs OpenSCAD installed and configured in Edit → Preferences
Notes
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