BEV(nged)

Performs the operations indicated in the Boolean_formula and stores the result in new_obj.

📅 published 7.44.0, from nixpkgs unstable

okay so bestie, welcome to BEV(nged) — part of the BRL-CAD User Commands lineup 💖 this one is all about turning a Boolean formula into a shiny new object, and honestly? kinda iconic.

✨ NAME ✨

bev — performs the operations indicated in the Boolean_formula and stores the result in new_obj. slay 💅

🫶 SYNOPSIS 🫶

bev [-t] [-P#] {new_obj} {Boolean_formula}

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

okay so bev performs the operations indicated in Boolean_formula and stores the result in new_obj. The new_obj will be stored as an NMG shape — and yes, it may be converted to a polysolid by using the nmg_simplify command. ✨

The flags are giving:

  • -t — if you pass this, the resulting object will consist entirely of triangular facets. no mixed chaos, just triangles 🔥
  • -P# — specifies the number of CPUs to use for the calculation. however, this is currently ignored, so don't expect it to actually do anything rn 💀

Without -t, the default is to allow facets of any complexity, including holes. very chill, very flexible.

🚨 only simple Boolean_formulas are allowed. no parentheses are allowed — not even cute ones. the operations are performed from left to right with no precedence. periodt.

More complex expressions must be expressed as BRL-CAD objects using the r, g, or c commands and evaluated using the facetize or ev commands. iykyk 🧚

🌸 EXAMPLES 🌸

Example 1. Creating a triangulated object by intersecting two objects

mged> bev -t triangulated_lens sphere1 + sphere2

Creates a triangulated object by intersecting objects sphere1 and sphere2. ate 💅

👑 AUTHOR 👑

BRL-CAD Team — iconic behavior, no notes 🫶

💜 BUG REPORTS 💜

Reports of bugs or problems should be submitted via electronic mail to devs@brlcad.org. pls be nice and specific, bestie 🙈

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