Boolean

Command

Boolean

Shortcut

Q

Button

In Command Bar

Combine, subtract, or intersect multiple objects in any combination of Solids and Sheets.

Basic Usage

1. Press Q to excute the command.
2. Select the target and the tool.
   • Command Dialog
     • Select target bodies:
     • When this button is highlighted, you can select the Solid or Sheet to be used as the Boolean target.
     • To change the target, click this button again and select the Solid or Sheet.
     • Select tool bodies:
       • When this button is highlighted, you can select the Solid or Sheet to be used as the Boolean tool.
       • To change the tool, click this button again and select the Solid or Sheet.
3. Set the options in the Command Dialog and Keyboard Shortcuts.
   • Command Dialog
     • Keep Tools: Performs Boolean operations while keeping the tool objects intact.
     • Opetation:
       • Union: Joins the Boolean target and tool together.
       • Difference: Removes the tool from the Boolean target.
       • Intersect: Creates a Solid at the intersection of the Boolean target and tool.
       • Slice: Creates a Solid at the intersections with the Boolean target and preserves the remaining Solids.
       • Region: Creates solids from enclosed regions formed within the collection of bodies (Solids and Sheets).
       • For differences in results based on the operation, please refer to the Normal Boolean Operations section.
     • Advanced:
       • Target Material: Defines how the target object is executed during the Boolean operation either as a solid or a sheet. This setting influences how the tool object interacts with the target object, especially in operations like Difference and Intersection.
         • Default: Uses the default state of the body.
         • Empty: Treats the body as an empty shell.
         • Inside: Treats the body as a solid object from the inside based on the normal direction of Tool object.
         • Outside: Treats the body as a solid object from the outside based on the normal direction of Tool object.
       • Tool Material: Controls how the tool object behaves in the Boolean operation. You can choose to treat it as a solid or a sheet, affecting how it interacts with parts of the target.
         • Default: Uses the default state of the body.
         • Empty: Treats the body as an empty shell.
         • Inside: Treats the body as a solid object from the inside based on the normal direction of Target object.
         • Outside: Treats the body as a solid object from the outside based on the normal direction of Target object.
       • For differences in results based on the operation, please refer to the Advanced Boolean Operation Differences section.
   • Keyboard Shortcuts
     • Shift + Q Slice: Same as above.
     • Q Union: Same as above.
     • W Difference: Same as above.
     • Shift + E Intersect: Same as above.
     • T Keep Tool: Same as above.
     • G Move: Move the tool in the same way as the Move command.
     • R Rotate: Rotate the tool in the same way as the Rotate command.
     • S Scale: Scale the tool in the same way as the Scale command.
     • X/ Y/Z X/Y/Z-axis: Constrain to the X, Y, or Z-axis.
     • Shift + X/ Shift + Y/Shift + Z X, Y, Z plane: Constrain to the X, Y, or Z-plane.
4. Confirm with OK in the Command Dialog or right-click.

Operation Outcome Differences

Normal Boolean Operations

Target: Solid, Tool: Solid

Target: Solid, Tool: Sheet

Target: Sheet, Tool: Solid

Target: Sheet, Tool: Sheet

Advanced Boolean Operation Differences

Target: Solid, Tool: Solid

Note: Target: Outside / Tool: Empty - Slicing the target and tool objects produces three results: a combined duplicate of both objects, a sheet from the tool with the intersecting area removed and a solid from the target with the intersecting area removed.

Target: Solid, Tool: Sheet

Target: Sheet, Tool: Solid

Target: Sheet, Tool: Sheet

See also

• Cut
• Extrude
• Pipe