Adding onto a solid

You can add the following onto a solid:

• Inactive solids — after the operation, the inactive solid no longer exists.
• Surfaces — PowerShape converts the surface to a solid before adding it to the solid.
• Symbols— all solids and surfaces within the symbol are copied and added onto the solid.
  Note: The symbol is not changed or deleted. If you use a symbol, the add feature of the symbol is non-scalable in the solid.

You can use Boolean addition on:

• The active solid.
• A pre-selected inactive solid, when the active solid is hidden.

To add objects to a solid:

1. Click Solid tab > Feature panel > Add to display the Boolean Addition dialog:

   

   If there is a visible active solid, this is automatically used as the Primary selection. If you pre-select an inactive solid while the active solid is hidden, the inactive solid is used as the Primary selection.

2. Select a secondary object.

   If necessary, click Swap Objects to reverse the Primary and Secondary selection objects.

3. Click OK to confirm your selection and close the dialog.

   An Add feature icon representing the operation appears in the solid feature Tree Window.

   If the added solid has features, they are added as a sub-tree next to the Add feature icon.

   Below is an example of two intersecting solids, displayed as shaded and as wireframe :

   

   In this example, the following solid is created:

   

   The shaded view looks identical to the original, but in the wireframe view you can see the two separate solids have been merged into one solid.