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How do I query an object after a boolean union?

monroe_weber_shirk
monroe_weber_shirk Member Posts: 103 EDU
in Community Support
I'm creating a feature that allows me to extend multiple walls up to a target height.
  1. Select the top face of a wall element.
  2. opExtrude a calculated distance to create a new wall element.
  3. opBoolean union to join the two parts
  4. I need to select the part created with the opBoolean to modify its attributes.

I see the advice to use startTracking and I've tried that, but no luck.

What am I missing?

Below is my code snippet and a link to the FeatureScript

      opExtrude(context, id + "extrude1", {
                            "entities" : entity,
                            "direction" : myMate.zAxis,
                            "endBound" : BoundingType.BLIND,
                            "endDepth" : extendedH,
                        });
                const partsToBoolean = qUnion(qOriginalPart, qCreatedBy(id + "extrude1", EntityType.BODY));

                var mergedPart = startTracking(context, partsToBoolean);
                opBoolean(context, id + "boolean1", {
                            "tools" : partsToBoolean,
                            "operationType" : BooleanOperationType.UNION
                        });

                debug(context, mergedPart, DebugColor.GREEN);
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  • MichaelPascoe
    MichaelPascoe Member Posts: 2,944 PRO
    edited August 2023 Answer ✓

    Have you tried makeRobustQuery()  ?

    Something like this perhaps:
    var partsToBoolean = qUnion(qOriginalPart, qCreatedBy(id + "extrude1", EntityType.BODY));
                
partsToBoolean = makeRobustQuery(context, partsToBoolean);

opBoolean(context, id + "boolean1", {
     "tools" : partsToBoolean,
     "operationType" : BooleanOperationType.UNION
     });

debug(context, partsToBoolean, DebugColor.GREEN);


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  • MichaelPascoe
    MichaelPascoe Member Posts: 2,944 PRO
    edited August 2023 Answer ✓

    Here are the steps I take:
    1. Select the code in FS and copy.
    2. Within the forum post, select the paragraph format "code".
    3. Paste the code into the code formatted area.
    It's very picky. If you mess the steps up, sometimes it corrupts the format and you have to delete everything and try again.


    RENDERCAD
    rendercad.ai - Photorealistic product rendering.

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Answers

  • MichaelPascoe
    MichaelPascoe Member Posts: 2,944 PRO
    edited August 2023 Answer ✓

    Have you tried makeRobustQuery()  ?

    Something like this perhaps:
    var partsToBoolean = qUnion(qOriginalPart, qCreatedBy(id + "extrude1", EntityType.BODY));
                
partsToBoolean = makeRobustQuery(context, partsToBoolean);

opBoolean(context, id + "boolean1", {
     "tools" : partsToBoolean,
     "operationType" : BooleanOperationType.UNION
     });

debug(context, partsToBoolean, DebugColor.GREEN);


    RENDERCAD
    rendercad.ai - Photorealistic product rendering.

    ▚▞▚▞▚▞▚▞▚
    ________________________________________________________________________
  • monroe_weber_shirk
    monroe_weber_shirk Member Posts: 103 EDU
    MichaelPascoe. This works like a charm. Quick question! How do you format your code in your forum response?
  • MichaelPascoe
    MichaelPascoe Member Posts: 2,944 PRO
    edited August 2023 Answer ✓

    Here are the steps I take:
    1. Select the code in FS and copy.
    2. Within the forum post, select the paragraph format "code".
    3. Paste the code into the code formatted area.
    It's very picky. If you mess the steps up, sometimes it corrupts the format and you have to delete everything and try again.


    RENDERCAD
    rendercad.ai - Photorealistic product rendering.

    ▚▞▚▞▚▞▚▞▚
    ________________________________________________________________________

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