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Hi PF!
I'm using Salome, an opensource software to build .stl files. I'm trying to cut a triangular cylinder from a rectangular cylinder.
Here's how I build the two cylinders: I'm building the rectangular cylinder through the hot key "build a box" toggle. To build the triangular cylinder, I first select New Entity >> Basic >> 2D Sketch,and apply coordinates (0,0),(5,10),(0,10),(0,0). From here I create a face from this 2D sketch via New Entity >> Build >> Face. Lastly, I build the 3D solid by extruding the face via New Entity >> Generation >> Extrusion.
Now that two solids are build, I remove one from the other via Operations >> Boolean >> Cut. However, I get the error "Boolean operation will not be performed, because argument shape is self-intersected". Your help is greatly appreciated!
I'm using Salome, an opensource software to build .stl files. I'm trying to cut a triangular cylinder from a rectangular cylinder.
Here's how I build the two cylinders: I'm building the rectangular cylinder through the hot key "build a box" toggle. To build the triangular cylinder, I first select New Entity >> Basic >> 2D Sketch,and apply coordinates (0,0),(5,10),(0,10),(0,0). From here I create a face from this 2D sketch via New Entity >> Build >> Face. Lastly, I build the 3D solid by extruding the face via New Entity >> Generation >> Extrusion.
Now that two solids are build, I remove one from the other via Operations >> Boolean >> Cut. However, I get the error "Boolean operation will not be performed, because argument shape is self-intersected". Your help is greatly appreciated!