Union

Works with Bricscad (Windows) Pro

Performs Boolean union operations on 3D solids and 2D regions; adds one to another to form a single entity.

Accessing the Command

command bar: union

alias: uni

menu bar: Modify | Solid Editing | Union

toolbar: Solid Editing |

: union

Prompts you in the command bar:

Select ACIS objects to union: (Choose one or more 3D solids and/or 2D regions.)

Entities in set: 2

Select ACIS objects to union: (Choose more ACIS entities, or press Enter to complete the command.)

The resulting solid takes on the properties of the first-picked solid.

3D solids that are joined through the Union command often look no different after the operation:

This command also applies to regions:

Command Options

Option

Description

Select ACIS objects to union

Specifies the ACIS entities to join into a single entity.

Choose one or more 3D solids and/or 2D regions.

The resulting entity takes on the properties of the ACIS entity selected first.

This command also joins regions and 3D solids into a single entity.

Related Commands

Extrude - extrudes 2D entities into 3D solid models.

Interfere - creates 3D volumes of intersecting 3D solid models.

Intersect - removes volumes not in common between two solid models.

Revolve - revolves 2D entities into 3D solid models.

Slice - cuts 3D solids into two parts.

SolidEdit - edits the bodies, faces, and edges of 3D models.

Subtract - removes one solid model from a second.