geom/doc/salome/gui/GEOM/input/using_boolean_operations.doc

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\page using_boolean_operations_page Boolean Operations

For detail description of the Boolean operations please refer to
<a href="SALOME_BOA_PA.pdf">this document</a>. 
It provides a general review of the Partition and Boolean
operations algorithms, describes the usage methodology and highlighs
major limitations of these operations.

You can use the following boolean operations for construction of more
complex geometrical objects (2D & 3D elements):

<ul>
<li>\subpage fuse_operation_page "Fuse" - creates a shape from two shapes.</li>
<li>\subpage common_operation_page "Common" - transforms the common part
of two objects into an independent object.</li>
<li>\subpage cut_operation_page "Cut" - cuts one shape with
another. </li>
<li>\subpage section_opeartion_page "Section" - creates a section between two shapes.</li>
</ul>

There is a general TUI command covering all these operations, which
can be used alongside with separate commands for each operation.
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<em>geompy.MakeBoolean(Shape1, Shape2, Operation),</em> where \em
Shape1 is the first argument and \em Shape2 is the second argument of
Boolean operation, \em Operation is a type of the Boolean operation (1
&mdash; Common, 2 &mdash; Cut, 3 &mdash; Fuse, 4 &mdash; Section).


Besides, you can use advanced TUI commands performing these operations
independently from each other:
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<em>geompy.MakeFuse(Shape1, Shape2)</em>, where \em Shape1 and \em
Shape2 is the second argument of Fuse operation; 
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<em>geompy.MakeCommon(Shape1, Shape2)</em>, where \em Shape1 and \em
Shape2 is the second argument of Common operation;
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<em>geompy.MakeCut(Shape1, Shape2)</em>, where \em Shape1 and \em
Shape2 is the second argument of Cut operation;
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<em>geompy.MakeSection(Shape1, Shape2)</em>, where \em Shape1 and \em
Shape2 is the second argument of Section operation;

Our <b>TUI Scripts</b> provide you with useful examples of the use of 
\ref tui_boolean_operations_page "Boolean Operations".

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