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[Shyam Prasad V Atri]

Hello

I have a body like this and i am having really hard time splitting the body

My objective is to subtract the cylinder from the cuboid 

I am trying to use split body and it is not allowing me to perform the operation

What is the correct sequence to follow?

1select cube

2 select the two faces of cylinder (when i click control to pick second face the curser moves up)

3 select the body to keep(many times the control does not go here) please tell me why?

[Shyam Prasad V Atri]

Is there any way to do the selection with the script..i am fed up of using this stupid space claim GUI. Its totally worthless and horrible to use..

[Erik Kostson]

Hi

If you want to create a part (cube say) arround the blue/grey part you show then use enclosure:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VFUHSc3_sg

All the best

Erik

[Shyam Prasad V Atri]

Hey i don't think you understood the question i have two questions (that youtube video is not helpful)

question 1: is there a way to create a box and a curve with a defined set of points and do the subtract operation with script?

question 2: When i created the box and selected the box and the curve why does it not split? This is the sequence i follow as per the one mentioned above

[Shyam Prasad V Atri]

look i figured a way to some how make it work on the GUI. Now i want to transilate it into a script of python and i am able to do so one or two bodies i am not able to repeat that

# Python Script, API Version = V20

 

# Intersect Bodies

targets = Body1

tools = Body2

options = MakeSolidsOptions()

result = Combine.Intersect(targets, tools, options, Info1)

# EndBlock

 

# Intersect Bodies

targets = Body1

tools = Body3

options = MakeSolidsOptions()

result = Combine.Intersect(targets, tools, options, Info2)

# EndBlock

 

when i do tools=Body5 and do the process it does not work..when i look at the tree

There is nothing called as body5 everything has a name called as component.. please tell me how to proceed is there a way i can list out all the bodies? 

 

[Shyam Prasad V Atri]

 

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[Shyam Prasad V Atri]

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