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In this case there is an opportunity to simplify the geometry of the
BoxBottom
using a very simple trick. With the order of the Boolean operations as it is when the
BoxBottomPegHolder
is added extra edges must be created from the inside corner
to the various points where the cylinder intersects the inside bottom. Then the
BoxBottomRackGuide
is added and it cuts through most of those extra edges, but
there is no attempt by Blender to remove the superfluous geometry. However, if the
order of these two Boolean operations is switched, so the
BoxBottomRackGuide
is
done first, then the extra edges aren't there when it's added, and the extra edges for
the
BoxBottomPegHolder
starts at the corner of the
BoxBottomRackGuide
.
This has absolutely no impact on the object's printability. Occasionally, complex
geometry can cause Boolean operations to fail so a simpler geometry might be
necessary in those cases. But for now the only difference is that it looks better
when editing. Do not feel any obligation to worry about this step.
