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Query for entities to boolean

ben_partouchben_partouch Member Posts: 80 PRO
Hi,
I'm trying to boolean subtract bodies created with oppattern inside a for loop. Not sure what I should do...

Thank you!

doc:
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/ef3ba98102efc6b4e4c71194/w/50cf1b58a05a4b7c535589fd/e/8c530af3038d5e69dbf7c755

for (var i = -1; i < definition.numberOfHoles - 1; i += 1)
        {
            const computedTransforms1 = transform((vector(0 * centimeter, 0 * centimeter, definition.holeSpacing)) * (i + 1));

            opPattern(context, id + ("patternB" ~ i), {
                        "entities" : qCreatedBy(id + "extrude1", EntityType.FACE),
                        "transforms" : [computedTransforms1],
                        "instanceNames" : ["Holes"]
                    });

            // opBoolean(context, id + "boolean2", {
            //             "tools" : qCreatedBy(id + ("patternB" ~ i), EntityType.BODY),
            //             "targets" : definition.panels,
            //             "operationType" : BooleanOperationType.SUBTRACTION
            //         });

        }
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Comments

  • Jacob_CorderJacob_Corder Member Posts: 114 PRO
    Change your pattern to EntityType.BODY not EntityType.FACE

    opPattern(context, id + ("patternB" ~ i), {
                            "entities" : qCreatedBy(id + "extrude1", EntityType.BODY),
                            "transforms" : [computedTransforms1],
                            "instanceNames" : ["Holes"]
                        });
  • ben_partouchben_partouch Member Posts: 80 PRO
    Thanks @Jacob_Corder.

    Looks like it can stay FACE but my id was wrong. Now- opBoolean(context, id + ("boolean2" ~ i).
    Seems to work:)
  • NeilCookeNeilCooke Moderator, Onshape Employees Posts: 4,942
    For speed, build an array of transforms and names in the for loop then do opPattern and opBoolean once. Our servers will thank you. 
    Senior Director, Technical Services, EMEA 
  • ben_partouchben_partouch Member Posts: 80 PRO
    Thanks @NeilCooke
    I would love to take you advice but my capabilities in FS are so amature and limited that I have no idea how to do what you suggested LOL.
    My code is so inefficient. Would love to learn how to get better at this!



  • Evan_ReeseEvan_Reese Member Posts: 1,973 PRO
    edited May 9
    He means something like this. I've not tested this code, but the idea is there if not the functionality.
    //for loop for drilled holes
            var computedTransforms1 = []; // make an empty array to later store transforms
            var instanceNames = []; // make an empty array to later store instance names<br>
            for (var i = -1; i < definition.numberOfHoles - 1; i += 1)
            {
                const computedTransform = transform((vector(0 * centimeter, 0 * centimeter, definition.holeSpacing)) * (i + 1));
                computedTransforms1 = append(computedTransforms1, computedTransform); // add the new transform to the array
                instanceNames = append(instanceNames, "hole"~toString(i)); // add the new instance name to the array<br>
            }
    // no more need to add + i to the Id's here since you only call the functions once.
                opPattern(context, id + "patternB", {
                            "entities" : qCreatedBy(id + "extrude1", EntityType.FACE),
                            "transforms" : computedTransforms1,
                            "instanceNames" : ["Holes"]
                        });
    
                opBoolean(context, id + "boolean2", {
                            "tools" : qCreatedBy(id + "patternB", EntityType.BODY),
                            "targets" : definition.panels,
                            "operationType" : BooleanOperationType.SUBTRACTION
                        });

    Evan Reese / Principal and Industrial Designer with Ovyl
    Website: ovyl.io
  • ben_partouchben_partouch Member Posts: 80 PRO
    I'll give it a shot! Thanks guys.

  • ben_partouchben_partouch Member Posts: 80 PRO
    Couldn't make it to work. 
    Thanks for looking into it:)
  • NeilCookeNeilCooke Moderator, Onshape Employees Posts: 4,942
    Couldn't make it to work. 
    Thanks for looking into it:)
    Which bit is failing?
    Senior Director, Technical Services, EMEA 
  • ben_partouchben_partouch Member Posts: 80 PRO
    @neilCooke

    @opPattern: INVALID_INPUT

  • NeilCookeNeilCooke Moderator, Onshape Employees Posts: 4,942
    edited May 9
    opPattern(context, id + "patternB", {
                        "entities" : qCreatedBy(id + "extrude1", EntityType.BODY),
                        "transforms" : computedTransforms1,
                        "instanceNames" : instanceNames
                    });

    Senior Director, Technical Services, EMEA 
  • ben_partouchben_partouch Member Posts: 80 PRO
    Should have seen this one!..... Thank you @NeilCooke!

  • Evan_ReeseEvan_Reese Member Posts: 1,973 PRO
    Should have seen this one!..... Thank you @NeilCooke!

    Oops. That's on me. Glad you got it working.
    Evan Reese / Principal and Industrial Designer with Ovyl
    Website: ovyl.io
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