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Edymnion · 9th August 2014, 11:20 PM

Yeah, it can get a little funky at times.

One trick I've found is to simply increase the size of the models being used. As in, just grab the object and resize it to physically bigger dimensions. For some reason AC3D seems to be able to handle the math better when the dimensions are larger. The smaller the bits, the funkier those boolean results get.

Lot of time though you just have to settle with the fact that the boolean is going to create a big mess, but that it will take less time to clean that mess up and salvage what you were trying to do than it would have taken to model it directly.

Usually when I get results like yours, I don't bother trying to adjust things, I just snap vertices together and combine polies until its clean again.

9th August 2014, 11:20 PM	#2
Edymnion Senior Member Professional user Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 203	Re: Strange behavior upon bool-subtract Yeah, it can get a little funky at times. One trick I've found is to simply increase the size of the models being used. As in, just grab the object and resize it to physically bigger dimensions. For some reason AC3D seems to be able to handle the math better when the dimensions are larger. The smaller the bits, the funkier those boolean results get. Lot of time though you just have to settle with the fact that the boolean is going to create a big mess, but that it will take less time to clean that mess up and salvage what you were trying to do than it would have taken to model it directly. Usually when I get results like yours, I don't bother trying to adjust things, I just snap vertices together and combine polies until its clean again. __________________ It is by caffeine alone that I set my mind in motion. It is by the syrup of cola that thoughts acquire speed, the ears acquire ringing, the ringing becomes a warning. It is by caffeine alone that I set my mind into motion.