# Substracting from each other

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/substracting-from-each-other/8273>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [July 10, 2020, 1:14pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/substracting-from-each-other/8273 "2020-07-10T13:14:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Sebbe88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ad7895/32.png) [@Sebbe88](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Sebbe88)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2020, 1:14pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/substracting-from-each-other/8273/1 "2020-07-10T13:14:19Z")

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![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/e/e6029e6a1cfaab57b28699a87353d8b88562cb67.jpeg) Hello

While writing this topic i already have an idea how to fix it. I will subtract from one object and mirror it, but is there a better way to do it? A faster way or more correct?

Thanks in advance!

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**Author:** ![Victor\_Shapr3D](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/victor_shapr3d/32/3502_2.png) [@Victor\_Shapr3D](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Victor_Shapr3D)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2020, 2:15pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/substracting-from-each-other/8273/2 "2020-07-10T14:15:51Z")

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Hi, please can you share more information on what you will like to achieve? You can mark out the part of the design you will like to remain.

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**Author:** ![Sebbe88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ad7895/32.png) [@Sebbe88](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Sebbe88)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2020, 6:16pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/substracting-from-each-other/8273/3 "2020-07-10T18:16:32Z")

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Of course. I want to take away the middle section they both share, so both cylinders have clear ways. Is there a way to do it with any tool?

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**Author:** ![Istvan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/istvan/32/23668_2.png) [@Istvan](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Istvan)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2020, 9:20pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/substracting-from-each-other/8273/4 "2020-07-10T21:20:26Z")

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Why don’t you simply intersect the two bodies then subtract the result from the original bodies?