so the Booelean modifier duplicates the cutter mesh once I press apply and at the same time connects the boolean mesh to the mesh I want to cut from. Why is this happening?
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so the Booelean modifier duplicates the cutter mesh once I press apply and at the same time connects the boolean mesh to the mesh I want to cut from. Why is this happening?
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The Boolean modifier has several modes, reflecting 3 of of the mathematical Boolean operators: AND, OR and AND NOT under the names Intersect, Union and Difference.
In order to use it as a 'Cutter' you would select Difference. It's easiest to see what's going on if the cutter object is set to 'Wire' in the object's Viewport Display.
Sometimes, the Fast solver fails and constructs geometry following the cutter. This would happen in the modified state as well. Use the Exact solver (update blender if it is not available) or move your cutter until the overlap is solved correctly.
If you have difference between the modified state and the result after applying, you've most likely applied it out of order or applied something that had Viewport disabled. Bugs do occur. They are usually solved by restarting blender