Carving out holes
One of the best use cases for solid modeling tools is that they provide you with the ability to quickly cut shapes and holes in any primitive part. To demonstrate this, we will create a sink with a faucet. However, rather than building around the sink extruded into the countertop, we will use the Negate and Union functions to cut a hole that is the shape and size of our sink.
How to do it…
We will begin by creating a simple sink cabinet and countertop using square parts. Then, we will create the shape of the sink and Negate a slightly smaller part inside of the sink, allowing us to create a hollow sink once we Union the two parts together. We will then position the sink, and use another negated part to create a pocket for the sink to sit in on the counter. We will then finish off by building a faucet. To do so, follow these steps:
- Insert a square part on top of the baseplate.
- Rescale the part to be the size of your desired cabinet, which we...
