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aryeh  
#1 Posted : Thursday, March 7, 2013 4:58:13 AM(UTC)
aryeh

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I have a solid made by grouping two solids (a rounded rectangle which has been pulled, and an extruded rectangle). No I cannot cut a hole in them and cannot subtract a solid from them, so I cannot make a hole through them.

I attached the model.

Why is this item "invulnerable"?

--aryeh
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zumer  
#2 Posted : Thursday, March 7, 2013 4:06:47 PM(UTC)
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Grouping two solids isn't the same as Boolean-adding them. If you've got two objects to be subtracted from, you'll need one object each to achieve your subtraction, ie two copies of the subtracting object (tech term is subtrahend). Grouping them doesn't change that, because if you were trying to subtract from a larger grouping, you'd still need an individual subtracting object for each object within the group. It doesn't work. Add the objects to be subtracted from (minuends) into a single entity and you need one subtrahend only. Or use the option key to retain the subtrahend until you make the last subtraction from the ungrouped, un-added, objects.
BPL-RFE  
#3 Posted : Thursday, March 7, 2013 5:46:01 PM(UTC)
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Hello aryeh.

Grouping means AFAIK only that the solids can't be moved seperately.
Their position relative to each others stays fixed/locked.

Perform your desired operation first with one solid, then the other
or
add both solids (per bool operation) and then perform your desired
operation.

Roland
aryeh  
#4 Posted : Friday, March 8, 2013 1:19:25 AM(UTC)
aryeh

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Thank you for your reply.

Boolean add instead of grouping soled he problem.

--aryeh
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