\page shapesonshape_page Get Shapes on Shape
-This operation is a special case of <b>Explode</b> operation. It produces a group of sub-shapes of the exploded shape, which are located in a definite way relatively another reference shape.
+This operation is a special case of <b>Explode</b> operation. It
+produces a group of sub-shapes of the exploded shape, which are
+located in a definite way relatively another reference shape. The
+reference shape should be a solid.
To use this operation, select in the Main Menu <b>Operations -> Get Shapes on Shape.</b> The following dialog box will appear.
<ul>
<li> <b>Name</b> is the name of the resulting group of shapes; </li>
<li> <b>Shape for exploding</b> is the shape that will be exploded; </li>
-<li> <b>Shape for checking</b> is the reference shape; </li>
+<li> <b>Solid for checking</b> is the reference shape, which should be
+a solid; </li>
<li> <b>Reconstruction Limit</b> is the type of created sub-shapes:
solid, shell, face, wire, edge, vertex; </li>
<li> <b>State</b> is the position of the created sub-shapes relatively the reference shapes:
</ul> </li>
</ul>
+\n <b>Advanced options</b> \ref preview_anchor "Preview"
+
Example:
In the images below the box is the exploded shape and the cylinder is the reference shape. In the first image the edge IN the reference cylinder is highlighted in red, in the second the edges OUT of the reference cylinder are highlighted.
