Phiro, I see that I can create solids without "Boolean | Union" by using "Edit | Join"!
In Loft and Extrude, I had to join with "Boolean | Union", so is it possible to say that the surfaces are more well-formed, or "well behaved", compared to those?

BurrMan, Thank you. I had always wondered why some solids require a Union and others can be done with a Join.
This video has melted that question away.
The command used at 0:17 and 1:03 is "Highlight Naked Edges", correct?
If I want to get a solid and I get a Joind surface, I will actively use this command to investigate.

marzRX

Hi MarzRX,
Yes, naked edges. I have it shortcuted so you didnt see me type it. Definitely a go to for “why not a solid”

Boolean vs Join

The way i would view it is boolean for solids, join for surfaces (that are edge to edge) if surfaces overlap in the middle somewhere, you would want to “trim” first.

Boolean is actually trim-join-remove rolled into one. So it “CAN” give results with surfaces, but just not the habit to create.

BurrMan, thank you. When dealing with surfaces, I'll first try joining with "Edit | Join".

Thanks to everyone's help, I was able to create the model. Thank you.




It's not quite the shape I wanted yet, but I've learned a lot in the process.

marzRX