Common

Common feature implements a Boolean operation for extraction of a common part from a set of selected shapes.

To perform a Common operation in the active part:

  1. select in the Main Menu Features - > Common item or

  2. click bool_common.icon Common button in the toolbar

There are 2 options for creation of a Common:

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Simple common part between all selected objects.

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Advanced common part for each object between this object and all tools.

Simple

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Simple

  • Objects contains a list of objects selected in the Object Browser or in the Viewer. If a subshape that belongs to a compsolid/compound was selected, other shapes of this compsolid/compound will be ignored.

  • Fuzzy Parameter defines the additional tolerance value used to eliminate tiny results.

  • See preview button shows a result of the operation.

TUI Command:

model.addCommon(Part_doc, objects, fuzzy)
Parameters

  • part – The current part object

  • list – A list of objects.

  • real – Additional tolerance used to eliminate tiny results (optional).

Returns

Created object

Result

The Result of the operation will be a shape which is a common for all selected shapes:

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Common created

See Also a sample TUI Script of Create Common operation.

Advanced

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Advanced

  • Objects contains a list of objects selected in the Object Browser or in the Viewer. If a subshape that belongs to a compsolid/compound was selected, other shapes of this compsolid/compound will be cut from other objects (to avoid self-intersection) and added to the result.

  • Tools contains a list of objects selected in the Object Browser or in the Viewer, which will be intersected with tool objects. If a subshape that belongs to a compsolid/compound was selected, other shapes of this compsolid/compound will be ignored.

  • Fuzzy Parameter defines the additional tolerance value used to eliminate tiny results.

  • See preview button shows a result of the operation.

Any kind of shape is supported as an object or a tool of Common. Moreover, constructions planes can be selected as tools.

TUI Command:

model.addCommon(Part_doc, objects, tools, fuzzy)
Parameters

  • part – The current part object

  • list – A list of objects.

  • list – A list of tools.

  • real – Additional tolerance used to eliminate tiny results (optional).

Returns

Created object

Result

For each selected object, the common part between this object and all tools will be found:

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Created common

See Also a sample TUI Script of Create Common operation.