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:

  • Split off a selection of primitives.

  • Split using a line as the cutting edge.

  • Split using a polygon as the cutting edge.

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

Expand below for details of each tool.

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.

Merge

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

Note:  Any objects, including 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 required objects.

  2. On the Edit tab, in the Object group, click Merge.

    The selected objects are merged into one object named merge and saved in the same container. Subsequently merged objects in the same container are named merge 2, merge 3 and so on.

    Note:  When objects from different standard containers are merged, the resulting object will be saved in the scrapbook container.

Selected points to be merged.

The merged object in a new view window.