Capping a 3D object after trimming
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 From:  Michael Gibson
4108.3 In reply to 4108.1 
Hi Mark, also one other note - if you want to get a solid result it's easier to use the the Boolean Difference command to cut your object up rather than using the Trim command.

The Trim command works on the surface skin of objects, while the Boolean commands are oriented towards working on volumes and preserving the output as a volume. So if you take a solid and cut it with a line for example using Boolean difference, pieces of the extruded line will be present in the cut up results sealing off the ends automatically so you won't need to do any additional end capping operations if you do it that way.

See these previous posts for some more description on the difference between Trim and Booleans:
http://moi3d.com/forum/index.php?webtag=MOI&msg=4060.9
http://moi3d.com/forum/index.php?webtag=MOI&msg=3883.3

- Michael
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 From:  mickelsen
4108.4 
Thanks, Michael. I love this editor! It has just about every capability I want. I just wish I knew more about it. Is there a way to do a search on the command reference?
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 From:  Michael Gibson
4108.5 In reply to 4108.4 
Hi Mark, there isn't really a search set up for the command reference. But it should be possible to search it using Google. To do that, in Google after your search term add a space and add this: site:moi3d.com/2.0/docs

That will tell Google just to perform its search within the documentation area of MoI's web site.

There is a lot more info in the forum as well though, which has Search function available on the top nav bar.

Don't worry about posting questions though, that's what the forum is here for! But a quick search using the forum search mechanism can definitely be useful as well though.

- Michael
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