Query the target of an opBoolean subtract operation

martin_laabs

Hi,

I have the following code in my FS:

            opBoolean(context, id + "booleanInset", {

                            "tools" : qCreatedBy(id + "extrudeInset", EntityType.BODY),

                            "targets" : mortiseBody,

                            "operationType" : BooleanOperationType.SUBTRACTION,

                            "targetsAndToolsNeedGrouping": true,

                            "keepTools" : false

                        });

Obviously the mortiseBody variable contains a query to the target. However - the query is not valid
after the subtraction as the edge used for that query does not exist anymore after the subtraction.
Unfortunately I need a query to the modified object for further processing. 

Is there is a standard way to obtain a query to the modified part by the opBoolean operation? I could
try to build something around the tool object but matching faces and or vertices of that will introduce
some ambiguities as there are many parts with shared faces nearby. 

Thank you,
 Martin

mahir

Try using:

 qCreatedBy( id + "booleanInset", EntityType.BODY )

This queries all bodies that were created by your opBoolean operation (which you gave the Id of 'id + "booleanInset"'. Keep in mind, if the subtraction yields more than one body, then so will this query.

lana

You can assign 

 mortiseBody = qUnion(evaluateQuery(context, mortiseBody)); 

Before the opBoolean call. That query should resolve to the target body after the operation as well

martin_laabs

Thank you - this did the job.