make window in the wall

[trili]

hi, there

 

i wanna know if there is a better way to cut a hole in the wall for the window/door. i know boolean should work, but i donot know if there is any other way to do that.  thanks!

build_window.hipnc

Edited November 11, 2018 by trili

[konstantin magnus]

Hi Trily, the hole SOP can subtract flat and fully overlapping shapes, as well.

window_hole_sop.hiplc

Edited November 11, 2018 by konstantin magnus

[trili]

3 hours ago, konstantin magnus said:

Hi Trily, the hole SOP can substract flat, fully overlapping shapes, as well.

window_hole_sop.hiplc

Thanks! It is a better way than boolean. although, i found if the door geo is not "in" the wall geo, then the hole cannot be built.

Edited November 11, 2018 by trili

[konstantin magnus]

Thats what I meant by "fully overlapping".

[trili]

19 hours ago, konstantin magnus said:

Thats what I meant by "fully overlapping".

Oh, my bad, thanks.-_-

[acey195]

Hole is good, if you have only a few objects to cut out of your main object.

when you start to have a lot and the order of the cuts is going to affect the result, because of the bridging edges,
or if you start to have recursive holes (holes in holes)
I would generally still advise the usage of the new Booleans.

The booleans also have a mode specifically made for flat objects,
and like you already found out, you would not need to clean the tiny sliver of a mesh below the doorframe in your case.

also, as a second alternative, you could also use the "Trim" SOP if you work with NURBS surfaces.

 

[konstantin magnus]

Here is more elaborate example of creating window and door holes: 

window_door.hipnc