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“”””””””” So, if I have something that isn't a basic solid, but a complex solid and I need to apply a draught angle for mould release, I have to throws away everything and start from scratch to do so?”””””””””

In MoI, if i wanted a cube with a draft angle, i wouldn't “draw a cube and then edit the draft by dragging/moving edges”. I would draw a square and then extrude it using the draft/angle option.

So Michael answered he has plans to add in some direct modeling!!!

For now, you must model it in.

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Hi Buk,

There's no quick and easy command to add draft. One way to do it is by replacing the extruded faces with a sweep of a line that's tilted at the draft angle. Gets into surface modelling territory though.

To do it with solid modelling the best route is probably Construct > Extrude > Tapered and then Boolean > Diff/Union

- Peer

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Hi Pilou,

I am doing something wrong.

I drew a plane.

I drew another plane at right angles to the first.

I clicked Boolean Intersect.

Nothing happened - no solid appeared where the two planes would intersect, if projected.

What have I overlooked?

Thanks.

Frederick

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Hi Frederick,

re:
> Nothing happened - no solid appeared where the two planes would intersect, if projected.
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> What have I overlooked?

Try drawing a rectangle curve instead of a plane surface.

Planar curves are automatically extruded into solids with booleans, planar surfaces like you constructed are not.

- Michael

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Hi Michael,

Pilou referenced "planes" and I took that literally.

It works just fine now.

I had no idea MoI could do that - it could be wonderfully useful.

Thanks.

Frederick

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Don't undertstand your problem...

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HI Pilou,

Michael got me sorted out.

I was using planes, not planar curves, as you were using.

All is good.

Frederick

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