How can I divide two boxes after using the box slits component?

Hi,

I have a problem by making box slits. When I use the box slits component to make a slits between boxes how can I divid the two boxes after that to work with them particulary?

Now in German because my Enlish isn't so good:

Ich möchte gerne Schlitze zwischen zwei Boxen mit der Funktion box slits machen, um sie ineinander zu stecken. Danach möchte ich die einzelnen Boxen wieder einzeln bearbeiten können und nicht zusammen.

Can somebody help me?

Thanks, Tanja

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Permalink Reply by nikos tzar on July 15, 2014 at 6:42am

Hi Tanja,

the output of [Box Slits] is organised as a data tree. So you could flatten this and then use [List Item] to pick the box you want:

or if you don't want to flatten the tree, you can use [Tree Item] to pick a specific branch and item.

Permalink Reply by Tanja Flower on July 15, 2014 at 6:48am

Thanks, do you also know how could I make also the width input like it is in the region slits?

Permalink Reply by nikos tzar on July 15, 2014 at 7:09am

The width input of the [region slits] does the same thing as the gap input of the [box splits]:

If you want to change the other dimension of the slit, I am afraid I don't know of a direct way to do it.

Permalink Reply by Tanja Flower on July 15, 2014 at 7:02am

My main problem is that I have this system:

I want to have 2D off each box for a cnc machine. Now is the problem that I have to make box slits and dann than take the 2D of the front and the back of each box and lay it one upon the other to make a region intersection. It works without the box slits but with it i don't know how to connect??

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Permalink Reply by Tanja Flower on July 15, 2014 at 7:10am

My main problem is that I have this system:

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Permalink Reply by nikos tzar on July 15, 2014 at 7:25am

you are not going to like my answer, but I believe you should work with 2D objects (rectangles) from the begining and use [region slits] which has more control options over the slits and it will give you the 2D output you need (you will get surfaces which can also be read as polylines...)

If you want the 3D in order to visualise your project, you can always extrude the slit output surfaces.

ps. also note that in the definition you posted you have grafted the output of the [box slits] instead of flattening it.

Permalink Reply by Tanja Flower on July 15, 2014 at 7:31am

ok thanks a lot

Permalink Reply by nikos tzar on July 15, 2014 at 7:43am

try something like this

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