Booleans

These PREP7 commands are used to perform Boolean operations on solid model entities.

Mapdl.aadd([na1, na2, na3, na4, na5, na6, ...])	Adds separate areas to create a single area.
Mapdl.aglue([na1, na2, na3, na4, na5, na6, ...])	Generates new areas by "gluing" areas.
Mapdl.aina([na1, na2, na3, na4, na5, na6, ...])	Finds the intersection of areas.
Mapdl.ainp([na1, na2, na3, na4, na5, na6, ...])	Finds the pairwise intersection of areas.
Mapdl.ainv([na, nv])	Finds the intersection of an area with a volume.
Mapdl.aovlap([na1, na2, na3, na4, na5, na6, ...])	Overlaps areas.
Mapdl.aptn([na1, na2, na3, na4, na5, na6, ...])	Partitions areas.
Mapdl.asba([na1, na2, sepo, keep1, keep2])	Subtracts areas from areas.
Mapdl.asbl([na, nl, keepa, keepl])	Subtracts lines from areas.
Mapdl.asbv([na, nv, sepo, keepa, keepv])	Subtracts volumes from areas.
Mapdl.asbw([na, sepo, keep])	Subtracts the intersection of the working plane from areas (divides
Mapdl.boptn([lab, value])	Specifies Boolean operation options.
Mapdl.btol([ptol])	Specifies the Boolean operation tolerances.
Mapdl.lcsl([nl1, nl2, nl3, nl4, nl5, nl6, ...])	Divides intersecting lines at their point(s) of intersection.
Mapdl.lglue([nl1, nl2, nl3, nl4, nl5, nl6, ...])	Generates new lines by "gluing" lines.
Mapdl.lina([nl, na])	Finds the intersection of a line with an area.
Mapdl.linl([nl1, nl2, nl3, nl4, nl5, nl6, ...])	Finds the common intersection of lines.
Mapdl.linp([nl1, nl2, nl3, nl4, nl5, nl6, ...])	Finds the pairwise intersection of lines.
Mapdl.linv([nl, nv])	Finds the intersection of a line with a volume.
Mapdl.lovlap([nl1, nl2, nl3, nl4, nl5, nl6, ...])	Overlaps lines.
Mapdl.lptn([nl1, nl2, nl3, nl4, nl5, nl6, ...])	Partitions lines.
Mapdl.lsba([nl, na, sepo, keepl, keepa])	Subtracts areas from lines.
Mapdl.lsbl([nl1, nl2, sepo, keep1, keep2])	Subtracts lines from lines.
Mapdl.lsbv([nl, nv, sepo, keepl, keepv])	Subtracts volumes from lines.
Mapdl.lsbw([nl, sepo, keep])	Subtracts the intersection of the working plane from lines (divides
Mapdl.vadd([nv1, nv2, nv3, nv4, nv5, nv6, ...])	Adds separate volumes to create a single volume.
Mapdl.vglue([nv1, nv2, nv3, nv4, nv5, nv6, ...])	Generates new volumes by "gluing" volumes.
Mapdl.vinp([nv1, nv2, nv3, nv4, nv5, nv6, ...])	Finds the pairwise intersection of volumes.
Mapdl.vinv([nv1, nv2, nv3, nv4, nv5, nv6, ...])	Finds the intersection of volumes.
Mapdl.vovlap([nv1, nv2, nv3, nv4, nv5, nv6, ...])	Overlaps volumes.
Mapdl.vptn([nv1, nv2, nv3, nv4, nv5, nv6, ...])	Partitions volumes.
Mapdl.vsba([nv, na, sepo, keepv, keepa])	Subtracts areas from volumes.
Mapdl.vsbv([nv1, nv2, sepo, keep1, keep2])	Subtracts volumes from volumes.
Mapdl.vsbw([nv, sepo, keep])	Subtracts intersection of the working plane from volumes.