Object

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The Object group tools enable you to split objects in two or merge a selection into one.

Split

Split objects in two based on different cutting edges.

Merge

Merge a selection of primitives or objects into a single object.

Split

The Split drop-down provides three tools that allow you to split one object into two separate objects:

Note: Only surfaces can be split using Split by Line or Split by Polygon.

Expand below for details of each tool.

Splitting objects

In the following example, a selection was made from the merge stock pile object to demonstrate the Split tool (Alt+Q).

To split objects by primitive selection:
1. Select the portion of the object to split off.
2. On the Edit tab, in the Object group, click Split.

The split tool has created two new objects out of one: merge and points of merge.

The newly created objects merge and points of merge are placed in the cad container and shown together in the same view window.

The points of merge object is hidden using the visibility editor.

The merge object is hidden using the visibility editor.

The Merge tool (Alt+W) enables you to combine multiple objects into a single object.

Note: Any objects and scans can be merged into one object.

In the following example a stockpile is made up of multiple scans, however the selection of interest highlights only the relevant scans.

To merge objects:
1. Select all the objects to merge into one.
2. On the Edit tab, in the Object group, click Merge.
  
  The highlighted points are merged and combined into one object and saved in the cad container, labelled as merge.

All the selected points subject to merger.

The merged object in a new view window.