boolean to collision?

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Hello,

I have a problem and I hope that someone can help me solve it :slight_smile:

The issue:

I have a wall that is 30mm thick, and I want to add an electrical socket (Static mesh) that is also 30mm thick (20mm goes into the wall, and 10mm remains outside).

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The problem is that when I embed the 20mm of the socket into the wall, there is a hole in the socket where the wall is (logically :stuck_out_tongue: ).

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I know how to solve this problem by first cutting a hole in the wall with a boolean operation and then placing the socket in the hole (just like in the real world :P).
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Since this process is very long and impractical, I’m wondering how you other experts handle these situations.
Is there a way to attach a boolean operation to the collision of the static mesh?

Thank you for any assistance :slight_smile:

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You can make the wall a masked material and use some math to cut the hole in the wall where you want the socket.

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You could try and find ‘wall socket decals’ somewhere, otherwise it’s cutting holes :slight_smile:

These are drain decals, same principle. I didn’t look through the whole market, but I don’t think there are any