Boolean Problem - the object disappears

#1

Hello,

I am trying to boolean a heavy model with a cube to get the intersection. The boolean does not work and the object disappears after the operation. Any hints?

many thanks

#2

Maya’s native boolean tool is very basic and simple, and will only work on basic and simple models.

For a more robust boolean solution, dig around the Internet for scripts. I can’t recall the names of the good ones but you should be able to find some free stuff out there.

#3

what is your maya version?
the latest maya boolean algorithm are working much better than before.

#4

infernalDarkness thats not true for maya 2016 and up… they integreated the carve boolean algorithm same as blender… if you have a mesh that wont bool in maya 2018 send it to me please…

#5

SOLVED!

many thanks everyone for the response and the hints. Sorry for late post but I have been trying many different things. Finally I got the boolean to work. I am using MAYA 2018 and the boolean functions are really solid indeed. The problem was that my model had holes, I managed to fix it very easily with meshmixer and the boolean in MAYA works perfectly! Thanks

*Btw now I am using a PC with 64GB Ram - When I posted this I was working with 16GB Ram. Does this play any role with the success (not the speed) of the boolean function?