OpenSCAD RefineShapeFeature: Difference between revisions
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# Select the shape to be cleaned. |
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# Click the {{KEY|OpenSCAD → Refine shape}} menu. |
# Click the {{KEY|OpenSCAD → Refine shape}} menu. |
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* A parent-object is created and totally cleaned, the original object is rendered |
* A parent-object is created and totally cleaned, the original object is rendered hidden. |
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==Limitations== <!--T:6--> |
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Revision as of 15:42, 20 July 2018
OpenSCAD RefineShapeFeature |
Menu location |
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OpenSCAD → Refine Shape Feature |
Workbenches |
OpenSCAD |
Default shortcut |
None |
Introduced in version |
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See also |
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Description
Cleans unnecessary lines. After a Boolean operation some lines defining the previous form remain visible, this tool creates a copy of the totally cleaned.
Use
- Select the shape to be cleaned.
- Click the OpenSCAD → Refine shape menu.
- A parent-object is created and totally cleaned, the original object is rendered hidden.
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.
- As opposed to Part refine shape in the Part workbench, this feature WILL update when the underlying shapes are changed.
Notes
- the function does not modify the existing shape, but returns a new shape
- the function is normally used as last step in the modelling history
- the function can help to get difficult fillets to work
- the function is intended to stop 3D printers from printing unwanted edges