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Construction Geometry not Acting Like Construction

jeffrey_hawkinsjeffrey_hawkins Member Posts: 20 EDU
edited February 2 in General

Is it intended behavior that when I 'Use' as 'Construction', that the resulting geometry behaves like normal geometry? Extrudes for example, are confined by it. At first, I thought this was picking up the face of another hidden part. But transforming that part to move it out of the way before the extrude doesn't change the behavior.

https://cad.onshape.com/documents/f40d28ab09c7accec33cadae/w/3e3f0b50813a19add9157466/e/6cb87013ca87be04cfd8d4e8

Here is a project that demonstrates the issue: It's a box lid that should have a touching and attached lip. But the extrude going up is not connected to the lip because the construction geometry is acting like solid non-construction lines for the purpose of Extrusion 2.

Thanks in advance for any info on this.

Comments

  • CADNurdCADNurd Member Posts: 46

    If I understand correctly - I think the parts may not be merging due to a small gap that remains after that extrusion - see below

    Screenshot 2026-02-02 21.15.29.png

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