Trimming groups and components
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I have a group (let's say group#1) that is full of components. I have another group#2 that is a simple rectangle (for argument's sake). I need to remove the shapes of group#1 from group#2. ie trim group#2 down by group#1.
Tried using SU's inbuilt solid tools, but it won't let me use group#1 saying it's not a solid. It is.
Tried using OSCoolean plugin, but am getting an error saying it's only for SU 8. I see several others with this error in that plugin's thread here.
Any other plugins or tips on how to achieve this?
[edit] added the SU file as an example
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@unknownuser said:
I have a group (let's say group#1) that is full of components.
While the components within Group#1 might be solids, the group itself is not solid. The simple definition for a solid is that the group or component is made of only faces and edges and every edge must bound exactly two faces, no more and no less and the geometry must be contiguous. That is, there can be no gaps between the geometry and all geometry must be in the same context.
You could explode the components inside the group and clean up if necessary to make the group solid and then use the Solid tools. Or, you could open Group#1, copy (Ctrl+c, Command-C, etc.) the components, Close Group#1 and hide it. Then do an Edit>Paste in place for those component copies and use Trim to trim Group#2. Or you could copy the components into Group#2, explode them, run Intersect and delete the waste.
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Thanks mate. I"ll have a play with those suggestions.
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