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About Preferences for Boolean Operations
Click File > Options > Assembly to set preferences for Boolean operations. The preferences you set determine the default options in the Boolean Operations dialog box.
Default Boolean Feature (boolean_default_operation)—Sets the default Boolean operation.
By Model Type—Determines the default feature by the type of model. In Assembly sets the default to Merge, in Part sets the default to Add Bodies.
Add Bodies
Merge
Cut
Intersect
Associative placement (boolean_associative_placement)—Updates the Boolean feature according to the placement of the modifying component.
Transfer References(boolean_transfer_refs)—Transfers all references from the modifying components to the resulting Boolean feature.
Discard modifying components (boolean_discard_modifying)—Deletes the modifying components after a Boolean operation.
Copy Datum planes (boolean_copy_datums)—Copies datum planes from the modifying component to the modified model as part of the Boolean operation.
Copy Quilts (boolean_copy_quilts)—Copies quilts from the modifying component to the modified model as part of the Boolean operation.
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