Editing Overlap tool

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When resolving the overlap, it is very useful to see what is overlapping - a wireframe visualization of the individual overlapping components would be a virtual must for any tool proposal.  The tool should assist with identifying optimal subtractions (subtracting one big geometry tree from another to clear overlaps is usually a bad idea).  It should also allow the modeler to editing the geometry and quickly re-test that particular overlapping combination.
 
When resolving the overlap, it is very useful to see what is overlapping - a wireframe visualization of the individual overlapping components would be a virtual must for any tool proposal.  The tool should assist with identifying optimal subtractions (subtracting one big geometry tree from another to clear overlaps is usually a bad idea).  It should also allow the modeler to editing the geometry and quickly re-test that particular overlapping combination.
  
=References=
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Requires:
 
 
* src/tclscripts/mged
 
* src/tclscripts/archer
 
* mged
 
** there is an existing overlap tool here (on the Tools menu)
 
** it sucks, but look at it.
 
* archer
 
** has nothing, ideal place to put the new interface
 
 
 
=Requirements=
 
  
 
*Familiarity with C
 
*Familiarity with C
 
*Familiarity with Tcl/Tk
 
*Familiarity with Tcl/Tk
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Difficulty:  low to medium, depending on comfort level with Tcl/Tk graphical programming.

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