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Help with Petri Dish Geometry & Boolean Subtract Issue

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    Hello Sim4Life community,

    I'm trying to create a Petri dish model with a liquid solution, but I'm consistently failing with the Boolean Subtract operation.

    Goal:
    Petri Dish: Outer R=18mm, H=11mm. Needs a 1mm solid bottom and an open top.

    Solution: R=17mm, H=10mm. Needs to fill the Petri's cavity, flush with the top edge.

    Intended Object Setup (Z-ranges):
    Outer Cylinder: Base at Z=0mm, Top at Z=11mm.

    Inner Cylinder (for subtraction): Base at Z=1mm, Top at Z=10.9mm (Height=9.9mm).

    Solution Cylinder: Base at Z=1mm, Top at Z=11mm.

    My Problem:
    When performing Boolean > Subtract (selecting Outer Cylinder first, then Inner Cylinder):

    The result is either completely empty in 3D space or a flat "disk" (no bowl shape).

    This happens despite the Sim4Life tutorial stating the operation subtracts from the first selected object.

    Key Questions:
    Why does Subtract fail like this (empty/disk)? Is there a common issue with precisely aligned surfaces (e.g., Z=10.9mm vs Z=11mm for cylinder tops)?

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