Subtracting large quantity of items

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I’m trying to create essentially a peg board and I want to make sure there isn’t a better way.

I created the grid and put the board on top and am subtracting each peg. It’s a pretty long process so I wanted to see if there was an easier way.

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You can select them all at one. Also you can subtract one and use pattern tool to copy holes.

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I tried to copy the hole, but I didn’t see how to select it. It just would select the main body. How do you do that?

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Select inner wall of the hole.

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The easiest way is to have all the pegs in a folder. Then you can select folder to subract from the peg board.

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Interesting technique. Good to know.
On the iPad Pro, you cannot select the hole first as the Pattern tool is not available. You have to select Tranform → Pattern first, then select the hole.

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I think this is a bug. I remember it worked before. I reported this as a bug, will see what S3D team will say.

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Still think the better way is to extrude instead of substuct :slight_smile:

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Select the hole, then use the search menu, you can use the pattern tool on Ipad.

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Also good to know. Using the search menu? That’s a first for me. :smiling_face_with_sunglasses:

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I’ve noticed recently that if I don’t see the icon I’m looking for right away, I immediately go to the search menu…:face_with_head_bandage:

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