Fit Tolerance Option for Subtractive Booleans
Kashif C. Riley
As I am testing out Plasticity for projects involving game development and 3D printing of wearable hardware and tools (I use Modo mostly for this), what I think would be useful for those who build parts that need to fit together is an option for setting a fit tolerance during Boolean subtractions.
Example, the red cylinder is cutting into the box, and if I were to print the box and cylinder, they would not fit at all.
In order to get around this, after committing to the boolean, I have to select the faces that I cut and set a negative offset value (the faces push away from the other solid) which allows the part to fit snug after its been printed.
Ryan Remer
I realize this may be difficult to implement, but would really help anyone using Plasticity for 3D Printing
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hong
Solidworks also has an Offset option, which was convenient.
It would be nice if it could be used in Plasticity as well.
Additionally, it would be nice to have an Offset option when using Alternative Duplicate.
Kashif C. Riley
hong I can dig it
Kenneth R
This would be amazing!
Tom Lai
This is an interesting feature. I can see potential use beyond simply tolerance purposes, but more as a general design feature, where the resultant face after Boolean operation can be directly ready for face offset in a single operation
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Thomas Parel
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Daniel Crawford
Thomas Parel Yes! I love that onshape has this- would love to see it in Plasticity.
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Thomas Parel
Would love this as an option for booleans- additive or subtractive.
Kashif C. Riley
Thomas Parel the problem with this however, additive booleans are basically Unions
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sintetico82
Totally agree. During a boolean cut, the operation could be beneficial and save time to have the ability to use an offset after the cut.
Kashif C. Riley
sintetico82: and I usually use a fit tolerance of .15mm or even .1mm which allows me to pressure fit a steel dowel pin into the hole, after reaming it
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sintetico82
Kashif C. Riley: Yes me too, similar tollerance. I also use 0.2 mm for perfect fit without pressure.
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Thomas Parel
sintetico82 Same here
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Dmitriy Dyakov
I agree! For assembling parts it's very important.