Boolean Operations
The Boolean Operations in Design Engine are similar to those commonly found in CAD programs.
Union, Difference, and Intersection can be used to create complex shapes using the interface of multiple input models.
Accessing Boolean Operations
Access Union, Intersection, and Difference from the “More booleans” dropdown under the Combine operation.
Union merges the overlapping areas of two or more models into a single model.
Intersection creates a new model that is the overlapping area of two or more models.
Difference removes the overlapping areas of one or more models from one specified model.
The power of boolean operations in Design Engine is that you can use these operations with lattices.
Note that boolean operations are computationally complex when working with lattices. Processing times are often within a few minutes but can take up to an hour for complex geometries.
Especially complex geometries may receive a timeout error if processing time will exceed one hour.
In such cases, try subdividing geometries to smaller sections to reduce complexity.
If you are using the Boolean Union operation with complex geometries, consider using the Combine operation instead for quicker processing.