| 3D Boolean operations in 3D programs are not always | | | | the active view port to clear the Boolean operation. |
| reliable and sometimes fail at apparently simple tasks. | | | | If you have trouble picking the object you want, |
| Some of their other drawbacks are: | | | | press H after clicking the Pick Operand B button and |
| 3D Booleans add greatly to system overhead. 3D | | | | select the object by name. So far, everything is |
| Boolean operations can create long thin faces in a | | | | working predictably; you have walls with two window |
| mesh object. 3D Boolean operations can disrupt | | | | openings. However, if the scene is any more |
| smoothing groups and welded vertices. | | | | complex, the process would soon fail and you would |
| In their defense, some advantages of 3D Boolean | | | | get unwanted and possibly difficult to correct results. |
| operations are: | | | | (Do not forget to Edit/Hold for each operation.) |
| This features can be used to cut openings in curved | | | | We can create and position objects to be used as |
| walls. 3D Boolean operations can be used at anytime | | | | Boolean operands to cut door and window openings |
| in the modeling process. 3D operands can be | | | | from extruded floor plans. Perform an initial 3D |
| animated. Using 3D Booleans can be stressful, so use | | | | operation and, upon completion, exit the Boolean |
| them when you have no other reasonable option. | | | | process by right-clicking in a view port before starting |
| Boolean operations in the latest years have improved | | | | a new operation. |
| in reliability, but are still resource intensive and should | | | | Use the Hold option in the Edit pull down menu |
| only be used when needed in the 3D Applications. For | | | | before each 3D operation as a safety feature if the |
| Boolean Subtractions, such as those in the exercise, | | | | operation fails. We can simplify the amount of |
| select the object that will remain after the | | | | information that 3D Studio MAX has to keep track |
| process.With Boolean Union and Intersect, the order | | | | of, therefore increasing the chances greatly of |
| you pick is not important. | | | | successful operations and freeing system resources |
| Prior to any of that kind of operations, always select | | | | at the same time. |
| the Hold operation from the Edit pull down menu to | | | | If you choose to work with the extruded floor plan |
| insure that you can use Edit/Fetch to return the | | | | method of creating walls, an architectural scene will |
| model to its present state if the Boolean goes away. | | | | become very cumbersome with the many operations |
| Operand B should disappear and leave a clean opening | | | | required to punch door and window openings, and |
| in the wall.At this point, it is important to right-click in | | | | you will soon deplete system resources. |