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adobe dimensions ; Cutting a hole through solid

  • May 25, 2023
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Adobe Dimensions - I'm suddenly forgetting how to "cut hole" in a 3d object.  for example:  cutting a hole that passes through a sphere (or a cube, etc).   I recall that the steps included

- grouping the objects (for example, a sphere, with a cylinder that passes through the sphere)

- then applying a mask, or some other effect, to "hide" the cylinder.

 

the effect I'm going for is to subtract the cylinder shape from the sphere, so that a "hole" is cut through the sphere.

 

frustrating... I recall beiing able to do this before.  but can't remember and can't find previous tutorials

 

thank you!

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    Correct answer Ares Hovhannesyan

    Some time I use Torus

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    Ares Hovhannesyan
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    Ares HovhannesyanCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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    May 28, 2023

    Some time I use Torus

    Ussnorway7605025
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    May 27, 2023
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    Adobe Dimensions - I'm suddenly forgetting how to "cut hole" in a 3d object.


    By @Greg30065402nztt

    its called a Boolean

    read https://community.adobe.com/t5/dimension-discussions/how-to-place-a-hole-in-a-solid-shape/m-p/12636584#M6660

     

    basically its an old school way of making a hole which you can still do in Blender or old copies of Photoshop before Adobe dropped everything 3D... to be clear if you just do a Boolean then Dimension will not rrendor it correct because it doesn't know what it is and you have to then re-mesh the model in what ever software you like to model with and that link has examples i've already posted

    Ussnorway7605025
    Legend
    May 27, 2023

    p.s, thats starting to look like a dasy chain of links

    jump right to this one

    https://community.adobe.com/t5/dimension-discussions/problems-with-boolean-edited-objects/m-p/11288937

    Nancy OShea
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    Community Expert
    May 25, 2023

    [Moderator moved from Using the Community forums to Dimension.]

    Below is a link the Dimension User Guide.  Hope that helps.

    https://helpx.adobe.com/dimension/user-guide.html

     

    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert