Full Version: can't subtract extrusion solid from another solid

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Hello Michael,
thanks for your reply! That's much appreciated.

The Hide Button helps a lot.

Quote: "Another way you can select objects contained within others is to use window select - that's where you click the mouse down in empty space and drag out a selection window."

But this way I can never only select the part that is inside the other. If I start dragging in empty space it (of course) also selects the outer part.

Thank you,

Pierre

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Hi Pierre,

re:
> If I start dragging in empty space it (of course) also selects the outer part.

But that won't be the case when you're doing a boolean difference because the outer part will have been already selected previously and won't be targeted for selection again at this point.

There's a mechanism in MoI called "selection lock" which is used to screen out objects that were previously selected to avoid this type of problem.

- Michael

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Ahhh!
Enlightening!
Thanks!

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Hello Pierre,

and there is also a difference in the direction of the window selection: Dragging a window from Left to right selects everything in the box - From right to left: everything in the box and also everything is crossed by the box.

Have a nice day
Karsten

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A technique that I use is to name the parts, then I can select from the object pane. Doesn't matter whether the part is visible on screen or not.

Mike.

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