Full Version: How to trim allot of pieces fast?

Good day.
How would I trim these 48 pieces fast? I need to cut out the shapes out of the circle.

also thinking on this maybe in the future to get selection tools...like lasso , circular?

Tnx!

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trimfilter.3dm

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trim.JPG 

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In your special case
Maybe you have better time to make one losange module
then make an Radial Array
All makes maybe 2 seconds! :)

PS You must also put your object on the origin and not in the empty space of the galaxy! :)
Because some functions don't like this sort of thing!

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Here is one....

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Then using a surface and Boolean to generate the edges needed....

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Hi Matadem,

re:
> How would I trim these 48 pieces fast? I need to cut out the shapes out of the circle.

With closed curves you can use boolean difference which can speed things up.

Start with the circle selected:



Then run Construct > Boolean > Difference. The prompt will say "Select objects to subtract", select the diamond shapes:



You will then get this result:



- Michael

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matadem_trim1.jpg  matadem_trim2.jpg  matadem_trim3.jpg 

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Or "Union" gives you the opposite side...

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The boolean union is that I needed.

but strangly when I was tried this earlier It did not go.

Tnx!

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