Overlapping models

Hans_Petter · 15th November 2012, 11:07 AM

Say I want to add a stud to a rod. The simplest way is to make the stud as a separate model and just sink it into the side of the curved surface of the rod. This will look as intended. However, there will be partly hidden surfaces and it might be more elegant to join the two models properly rather than sticking one into the other and leave it there. Is there an easy way to accomplish this? Manual editing, adding the extra vertices to truly merge it all into one model takes time and tends to compromise perfectly planar surfaces.

15th November 2012, 11:07 AM	#1
Hans_Petter Member Advanced member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Norway Posts: 45	Overlapping models Say I want to add a stud to a rod. The simplest way is to make the stud as a separate model and just sink it into the side of the curved surface of the rod. This will look as intended. However, there will be partly hidden surfaces and it might be more elegant to join the two models properly rather than sticking one into the other and leave it there. Is there an easy way to accomplish this? Manual editing, adding the extra vertices to truly merge it all into one model takes time and tends to compromise perfectly planar surfaces.