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Re: Boolean Boss Battle
Have your main object. Then create plane and sketch for boss. Extrude boss to main object. Apply fillet to boss joint. Shell tool to hollow it out.

Re: Boolean Boss Battle
If possible, it would be better to modify the outside shape as a solid and use the shell tool.

Re: Optics: Custom Feature
Used this today to get a feel for how realistic a more compact TIR would be (using the tip of hiding the "hits" to show the "density"):
It's nice to be able to get a set of rays coming out from the face of the "LED" instead of a single point (like the Ray Tracer FS did) to take into account the size of the source.
Detail of the rays used (face is the size of the primary LED lens):
Re: Best way to place a construction line from offset of circle centre to circumference?
There are tons of ways to do this… But you don't need to overlay anything.
One way is to just drawn the slot centerline anywhere inside the circle, set it coincident with the center point and add dimensions from the end to the outer circle and origin.
You could also create 3 lines segments and set them coincident
Re: Force radius or diameter dimension in a sketch
Well, it has been 8 years @viru , does the facility exist yet? This is a very important and simple feature of parametric modeling, designers must be able to control either a radius or a diameter.
Re: New Custom Feature: Point Overcut
That looks good. We're doing some laser cutting and wood and aluminium routing and so I'll try it next time such a part comes my way.
Re: Custom Feature: Mold & Die Design
yeah, that's also how Iuse it often. also to show unconventional demoulding options/sequences. when they see it they'll believe it.
If you want to quickly iterate the offset with a variable, just make the mold stock with the standard 25 mm offset.
set variable offset=45 mm
After the mold stock feature add a 'move face' with your variable to all 4 sides (or 6) sides of the stock (offset-25 mm).