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These docs cover RhinoArtisan 7.0, which is still in beta. The contents are provisional: features and pages can still be added, changed or removed before the final release.

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Boolean Split (RhinoArtisan)

Boolean Split

ArtisanBooleanSplit cuts a set of solids with another and keeps every piece — inside and outside the cutters — like the standard Rhino command, with one decisive difference: the originals are not destroyed. Both sets are hidden and kept in the document, and the pieces are baked into a group that remembers which objects went into it and what operation was applied.

Split is the boolean for two-color pieces and for parting a design into components: one cut, all the parts, and the cutter still alive if the parting line has to move.

Steps

  • Run ArtisanBooleanSplit.
  • Select solids to split — pick solids or extrusions and press Enter.
  • Select cutting solids — pick the cutters and press Enter.
  • The pieces appear as a single grouped object, and all the originals are hidden.

The same object cannot be in both sets — the command checks and stops if it is.

Editing a boolean afterwards

  • ArtisanEdit on the result dismantles the boolean: the pieces are removed and the original operands come back, visible and editable.
  • Change whatever you need — typically the cutter that defines the parting.
  • ArtisanBooleanUpdate rebuilds every dismantled boolean in the document at once, asking you to reselect only an operand whose stored identity no longer matches anything.

Notes

  • Operands can be polysurfaces or extrusions; surfaces and meshes are not accepted.
  • The pieces inherit the layer and display attributes of the first object you selected.
  • If the split fails, the command says so and leaves your objects untouched.
  • The operation is a single undo step, and the result appears in the Outliner as an editable object.