BoolTools and "Intruded" Text?

[VikR]

I've got some 3D text and a cube, and I'm trying to use BoolTools to get the 3D text to be "intruded" into a face of the cube. But no matter what BoolTools tool I try, one or both objects disappear. A sample file is attached. What is the correct way to get BoolTools to handle this?

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intruded text test.skp

[d12dozr]

Vik, try it like this with the text intersecting the face instead of flush with the surface and report back please.

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[VikR]

I tried it with the text intersecting the face (file attached). Here are my results so far using BoolTools on the test file:

• Intersection Tool: deletes cube and the portion of the text that was outside the cube; leaves the text that was inside the cube unchanged.
• Difference Tool: deletes the cube and the portion of the text that was inside the cube; leaves the text that was outside the cube unchanged.
• Union Tool: groups the cube and the text together and otherwise leaves both unchanged.

So far none of the operations seems to produce "intruded" text.

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intruded text test 2.skp

[d12dozr]

I installed BoolTools just to try it (I bought it for SU7)...

Use the Difference tool....first the box, then the text...viola!

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[Gaieus]

With the difference tool, first click on the cube and second on the text.
(It seems it works just the other way round than the solid tools in SU

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Hi Marcus

[VikR]

It worked. Cool!

[d12dozr]

@gaieus said:

Hi Marcus

Hi, Gai

@vikr said:

It worked. Cool!

Never underestimate the power of experimentation and the Undo button!