Boolean doesn't work?

Question

I am trying to use the difference mode to make a hole.

But when I select Difference and the object it does this?

I removed all the doubles and recalculated normals on both objects but it still does this?

Blend file

It is hard to see what are your objects before the boolean operation. Could you share the initial file here (before the boolean applied) ? http://blend-exchange.giantcowfilms.com/ — lemon, Jun 24 '16 at 17:19

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited Mar 14 '17 at 09:17

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It was a scale / normals problem : your objects scales were negative.

I applied rotations and scales ctrlA, then adjusted the normals (in edit mode ctrlN for both objects).

Then your model is ready for the boolean (difference) :

edited Mar 14 '17 at 09:17

Community

answered Jun 24 '16 at 17:40

lemon

score -2 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 24 '16 at 18:37

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There is also a couple add-ons to fall back on if regular Boolean does not work. These are 'Booltool' and 'Booltron'

answered Jun 24 '16 at 18:37

shadowcopalypse

Please add some steps as to how these add-ons help vs a normal boolean and what features of these add-ons need to be operated. – Ray Mairlot Jun 24 '16 at 21:47

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