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Difficulty making / turning several parts into One part

rod_muirhead943rod_muirhead943 Member Posts: 95 EDU
in Using Onshape
Up until now, the making of several parts into one part has been rather easy.  Select all the parts via shift key, boolean, click.  May I please have help making this one part?
Rod

I have shared my folder - button maker with Domenico

.https://cad.onshape.com/documents/3e6a0336e89bc2684e19d4eb/w/1dce5387862f4230101473a5/e/94a69f5e3acab33245425de8

Comments

  • NeilCookeNeilCooke Moderator, Onshape Employees Posts: 5,797
    Is it really one part or is it a composite part (hint)?
    Senior Director, Technical Services, EMEA
  • rod_muirhead943rod_muirhead943 Member Posts: 95 EDU
    Neil, thank you for teaching me new techniques.
    Rod
  • Greg_KeosayianGreg_Keosayian Member Posts: 26 PRO
    Sometimes when you attempt to Boolean complex objects, you can come across a non manifold condition, often onshape shows this by the certain parts suddenly turning red. I recommend this technique to bypass the manifold condition by thickening and chamfering on one of the mating surfaces: 
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