Set Operations

• UNION: Inside(A) || Inside(B) — Join A and B

• INTERSECTION: Inside(A) && Inside(B) — Chop off any part of A that sticks out of B.

• SUBTRACTION: Inside(A) && (! Inside(B)) — Use B to Cut A

Examples:

• Use cylinders to drill holes
• Use rectangular blocks to cut slots
• Use half-spaces to cut planar faces
• Use surfaces swept from curves as jigsaws, etc.

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