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Operations
All shapes (primitives or the results of operations) can be passed to special functions to perform logical operations, e.g. removing a hole from a board. In all cases, the operation returns the results, and never changes the original shapes.
Union
Several shapes can be combined (merged) into a single shape, creating complex 'parts'. The combining of smaller obects together allows the 'part' to be used in other operations, transformations, etc.
const newshape = union(cube({size: 10}), cylinder({radius: 4, heigth: 14})
Intersect
Several objects can be combined (overlapped) into a single shape. This result is the logical intersection of the shapes.
const newshape = intersect(cube({size: 10}), cylinder({radius: 4, heigth: 14})
Subtract
Several shapes can be removed (subtracted) from another. The result is the logical difference of shapes.
Note: The first shape given is the base shape for all subtractions.
const newshape = subtract(cube({size: 10}), cylinder({radius: 4, heigth: 14})
Hull
Several shapes can be combined together to form the convex hull, i.e. sum of the outside shells. This includes irregular shapes such as combining a circle with a square.
Learn more about convex hull at Wikipedia.org
const newshape = hull(shape1, shape2, shape3)
Hull Chain
Hull chain is a variant of 'hull' essentially sequential hulling each pair of shapes, then creating a union of the results.
const newshape = hullChain(shape1, shape2, shape3)