Edit > Shapes
Shape Tooltab

Combine one or more shapes.  First select the icon to set the command to add, remove or intersect shapes.  Then select the base shapes to modify. Finally, select the operator shapes.  Optionally, you can keep the operator shapes or select any bounding faces that will limit the scope of the operation.  See Merge shapes before operation in the Part Settings Form for more information.

Add Shapes

Remove Shapes

  Required Inputs

• Base
  The Base is the shape that will be worked on and will remain after the command is complete.
  
  
• Operator
  The Operator is the shape that is being applied to the Base shape.  It will be discarded after the command is complete unless the Keep shapes option below is checked.  This shape can be open or closed.

 

  Optional Inputs

• Keep [add/remove/intersect] shapes
  Check this box to keep the shapes that you are either adding, removing or intersecting.  They will not be discarded.
  
  
• Boundary
  Select any bounding faces.  The Operator must penetrate the Base.  The Boundary face(s) will serve to trim the Operator shape.  The Operator can be an open or closed shape.

This feature is very important when the Base is a thin wall and a straight extrude cannot be defined.  (Think of a handle being added to a water pitcher)

 

Example of Combine Add with Boundary option

(Boundary face is the dark blue outside face seen above left)

Example of Combine Add with Open shapes

 

Example of Combine Remove with an Open shape

The easiest way to picture this is:

 

The Pink side of a face is the inside or back of a face. The portion of the Base facing the pink side will be removed.

1. Morph Shape Curve to Curve
2. Morph Shape with Curve
3. Morph Shape with Point
4. Morph Shape by Offset
5. Simplify Part
6. Tie Off Self-intersections
7. Sew Shapes
8. Divide Shapes
9. Trim Shapes
10. Explode Faces
11. Replace Faces