Subtract Solids

(3D only) Used to subtract the volume of one or more overlapping solids from another solid.

This same tool can be used to subtract part of a solid back to an intersecting surface.

You can access this tool from the following:

Ribbon: Modeling > Solids > Modify Features
Ribbon: Modeling > Home > Modify > Boolean Tools
Toolbox: Modify Features

Setting	Description
Original Target	Sets the behavior of the first solid (target element) after the feature is created. Hide - The first solid (target element) is associated with the feature to allow for later modification, but is not visible. To use or modify the target element again, you will need to use Show Input Element command from the reset pop-up menu of the target solid. Show - The target element is associated with the feature to allow for later modification and is visible. This allows you to quickly reuse the same target element in another 3D operation. Modifying the target element will affect both operations. Copy and Hide - Similar to `Hide`; except that a copy of the target element is made first, leaving the original target element unassociated. This allows you to quickly reuse the same target element in another 3D operation that you do not wish to be associated with the previous feature.
Original Tool	Sets the behavior of the second solid (tool element) after the feature is created. Hide - The second solid (tool element) is associated with the feature to allow for later modification, but is not visible. To use or modify the tool element again, you will need to use Show Input Element command from the reset pop-up menu of the tool solid. Show - The tool element is associated with the feature to allow for later modification and is visible. This allows you to quickly reuse the same tool element in another 3D operation. Modifying the tool element will affect both operations. Copy and Hide - Similar to `Hide`; except that a copy of the tool element is made first, leaving the original tool element unassociated. This allows you to quickly reuse the same tool element in another 3D operation that you do not wish to be associated with the previous feature.
Merge Parametric Solids	If on, all the features applied to the individual participating solids are available in the resultant solid and can be found in its merged feature tree. If off, the features applied to participating parametric solids are preserved as separate elements and the Original Target setting controls whether the elements are shown or hidden. For more information on this setting please refer Using Merge Parametric Solids Option.

Setting

Description

Original Target

Sets the behavior of the first solid (target element) after the feature is created.

Hide - The first solid (target element) is associated with the feature to allow for later modification, but is not visible. To use or modify the target element again, you will need to use Show Input Element command from the reset pop-up menu of the target solid.
Show - The target element is associated with the feature to allow for later modification and is visible. This allows you to quickly reuse the same target element in another 3D operation. Modifying the target element will affect both operations.
Copy and Hide - Similar to Hide; except that a copy of the target element is made first, leaving the original target element unassociated. This allows you to quickly reuse the same target element in another 3D operation that you do not wish to be associated with the previous feature.

Original Tool

Sets the behavior of the second solid (tool element) after the feature is created.

Hide - The second solid (tool element) is associated with the feature to allow for later modification, but is not visible. To use or modify the tool element again, you will need to use Show Input Element command from the reset pop-up menu of the tool solid.
Show - The tool element is associated with the feature to allow for later modification and is visible. This allows you to quickly reuse the same tool element in another 3D operation. Modifying the tool element will affect both operations.
Copy and Hide - Similar to Hide; except that a copy of the tool element is made first, leaving the original tool element unassociated. This allows you to quickly reuse the same tool element in another 3D operation that you do not wish to be associated with the previous feature.

Merge Parametric Solids

If on, all the features applied to the individual participating solids are available in the resultant solid and can be found in its merged feature tree.

If off, the features applied to participating parametric solids are preserved as separate elements and the Original Target setting controls whether the elements are shown or hidden.

For more information on this setting please refer Using Merge Parametric Solids Option.

Key-in: CONSTRUCT DIFFERENCE