{"id":391041,"date":"2024-10-23T12:03:52","date_gmt":"2024-10-23T12:03:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/substract-shape-from-two-other-shapes\/"},"modified":"2024-10-23T12:03:52","modified_gmt":"2024-10-23T12:03:52","slug":"substract-shape-from-two-other-shapes","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/substract-shape-from-two-other-shapes\/","title":{"rendered":"Substract shape from two other shapes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&lt;p&gt;Hi all,&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&nbsp;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I have this geometry, where I placed a box over a specific area of interest (see part 1 of the image). I want to get the 3D shape out of it, that is the difference between the box and the other geometry (see part 2). 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