u/Silly_Morning1562

HELP: Boolean Operation (Cut) Don't Work On My Bodies

HELP: Boolean Operation (Cut) Don't Work On My Bodies

Hello! I started learning FreeCAD a couple of days ago on my own. I've learned a lot from online tutorials, but there are some things that simply don't work the way they do in the tutorials, and I have no idea why.

I have a case split into two parts, and I want to lock the two halves together using simple latches. To do this, I need to cut the latch "locks" into one half of the case (basically, make holes in the body so the latch locks can fit into them).

However, for some reason, when I use Boolean Operation (Cut), my latches seem to "rotate 180°". Because of this, the latch locks don't intersect with the active body. Instead, they end up intersecting with the other half of the case. So when I perform the Cut, nothing happens to the body I'm trying to cut.

I've already given up trying to find a tutorial that solves this specific problem, so I'm posting here hoping someone who really understands FreeCAD can help me figure out what's going on.

I'm not sure if my explanation is clear enough, so I'm attaching an image and a link to my project file, (https://www.mediafire.com/file/6lubmofmci5arf8/Case.FCStd/file).

And sorry if I'm being completely clueless here. I swear I've tried everything I could think of before coming here to ask for help.

Thank you in advance!

u/Silly_Morning1562 — 12 hours ago