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CAD tip # 6907:

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	The Separate option does not work on my combined 3D solids.
	An attempt to use SOLIDEDIT to separate a 3D solid combined from multiple objects fails. The option Body > Separate in the `SOLIDEDIT` command is to be used to separate multi-lump solids (with individual, spatially separated disjointed volumes), not for solids with a single continuous volume created e.g. by combining multiple intersecting 3D objects (Union).

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3.9.2009 3683×

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applies to: AutoCAD · AutoCAD Architecture · AutoCAD Mechanical · AutoCAD Civil 3D ·

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CAD tip # 6907:

The Separate option does not work on my combined 3D solids.