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    • robertWanR Offline
      robertWan
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      @dave r said:

      It works fine for me.

      OSCoolean or Solid Tools (SU Pro)?

      Robert

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      • cottyC Offline
        cotty
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        @dave r said:

        native Intersect Faces

        my SketchUp gallery

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        • robertWanR Offline
          robertWan
          last edited by

          YES!
          10x magnitude objects.
          Intersect Faces With Selection
          Erase, erase, erase, erase... πŸ˜„

          Works, thank you.

          Robert

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          • robertWanR Offline
            robertWan
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            First test on MDF.

            Robert


            Furniture door handle

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            • Dave RD Offline
              Dave R
              last edited by

              @robertwan said:

              @dave r said:

              It works fine for me.

              OSCoolean or Solid Tools (SU Pro)?

              Robert

              Yes. What Carsten said.

              You'll note in the SKP file I posted, your group is inside a component. I initially made a nested component of your cutter and the panel. Then I did the same thing I've shown many times; I copied the component, scaled up the copy (I used a scale factor of 1000 but 100 probably worked fine), and did the intersection and erasure of the unwanted bits. When I was satisfied things were cleaned up correctly and face orientation was correct, I closed the component to get out of edit mode and deleted the giant copy. No need to scale back down and potentially have to worry about getting the original component in the proper location.

              I should have exploded your group to leave the panel a simple component but I didn't do it before uploading the file.

              The MDF looks good that way. What finish do you put on these panels? How durable is the cut edge?

              Etaoin Shrdlu

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              • robertWanR Offline
                robertWan
                last edited by

                @dave r said:

                No need to scale back down

                But do you scale down a copy before erasing it?

                @dave r said:

                What finish do you put on these panels? How durable is the cut edge?

                Izolant - Primer - Topcoat (I'm not sure about english name for it)
                Edges after painting is durable enough. Izolant hardens MDF well. It has the consistency of water, it penetrates deep and hardens. For MDF hardening I use an izolant for wood. Not for MDF.

                Robert

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                • Dave RD Offline
                  Dave R
                  last edited by

                  @robertwan said:

                  @dave r said:

                  No need to scale back down

                  But do you scale down a copy before erasing it?

                  No. There's no need for scaling down. I start with a component, make a copy and scale that copy up. The original remains where it is and at its normal size. I work on the scaled up copy and because I'm working on an instance of the component, the same things get done to the original. This doesn't work if you use groups, though.

                  @robertwan said:

                  Izolant - Primer - Topcoat (I'm not sure about english name for it)
                  Edges after painting is durable enough. Izolant hardens MDF well. It has the consistency of water, it penetrates deep and hardens. For MDF hardening I use an izolant for wood. Not for MDF.

                  Robert

                  I see. I wonder if we have access to something like that here.

                  Etaoin Shrdlu

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                  • robertWanR Offline
                    robertWan
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                    @dave r said:

                    No. There's no need for scaling down. I start with a component, make a copy and scale that copy up.

                    Do not understand something. When prescaling copy at the same time scaling original.
                    http://www.screencast.com/t/owYqxIwxyBi

                    @dave r said:

                    I see. I wonder if we have access to something like that here.

                    http://icaamerica.biz/isol.php
                    I use IS207

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                    • Dave RD Offline
                      Dave R
                      last edited by

                      Do not open the copy of the component before scaling.

                      Do you know about using the Move tool to make copies?

                      Thanks for the info on the "stuff".

                      Etaoin Shrdlu

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                      • robertWanR Offline
                        robertWan
                        last edited by

                        @dave r said:

                        Do not open the copy of the component before scaling.

                        It's so obvious ... now

                        @dave r said:

                        Do you know about using the Move tool to make copies?

                        Yes. I wanted you to see what I click.

                        Robert

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                        • Dave RD Offline
                          Dave R
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                          πŸ‘ πŸ‘

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