Adding Volumes

Add lets you add a volume to another volume, that is uniting them.

Before you begin: Create a 3D shape containing three geometrical sets or ordered geometrical sets, with a volume in each set.
  1. In the Base object box, select the volume to operate.
  2. In the Added Operand box, select the destination volume.
  3. In the After box, select a destination body after which the added volume will be located.
    If the Geometrical Set or the Ordered Geometrical Set is current, the After box is valuated with the current body and will be located after its last feature.
  4. Click Preview to visualize the added volume.
  5. Click OK.
    Important:
    • You can edit an Add feature and modify the destination volume. To do so, double-click the feature in the tree and select a new volume in the Added operand box.
    • You can also swap the input volumes: right-click the Base object box and select the Swap operands contextual item.
    • You can add a body to a volumic feature.
    • You can also add a body to a solid body and vice versa. In that case, the second body you select remains at the same location in the tree once the Boolean operation is done. To see an example, see 3D Modeling: 3D Modeling Core: Part Design User's Guide: Location of Operating Bodies in Boolean Operations.
    • Multi-selection is not possible.

 

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