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I want to subtract one Cuboid[] form another Cuboid[]. This is the code I use:

RegionPlot3D@ RegionDifference[Cuboid[{1, 1, 1}, {-1, -1, -1}],Cuboid[{0.5, 0.5, 0.5}, {-0.5, -0.5, -0.5}]]

but I get the error:

RegionDifference::reg: "Cuboid[{1,1,1},{-1,-1,-1}] is not a correctly specified region. "

On the other hand, the code:

RegionPlot3D@ RegionDifference[Cuboid[{1, 1, 1}],Cuboid[{0.5, 0.5, 0.5}]]

works:

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Graphics3D and Show can visualize the two cube:

Show[Graphics3D[{Opacity[0.2],Cuboid[{0.5, 0.5, 0.5}, {-0.5, -0.5, -0.5}]}], 
 Graphics3D[{Opacity[0.2], Cuboid[{1, 1, 1}, {-1, -1, -1}]}]]

What am I doing wrong?

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    $\begingroup$ Graphics3D can be forgiving but in general the first point should be a lower one. Not sure where exactly does it matter but I recall a question where lighting of cuboid was broken on MacOS due to that reversed spec, worked on Windows. $\endgroup$
    – Kuba ♦
    Aug 17, 2018 at 11:32
  • $\begingroup$ @Kuba that is a bug then, or do you see a rationale that will justify such restriction? $\endgroup$
    – rhermans
    Aug 17, 2018 at 14:48
  • $\begingroup$ @rhermans it is the first line in Cuboid docs :) $\endgroup$
    – Kuba ♦
    Aug 17, 2018 at 16:01

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The definition of Cuboid states:

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So just reorder your arguments:

d = RegionDifference[Cuboid[{-1, -1, -1}, {1, 1, 1}], 
   Cuboid[{-0.5, -0.5, -0.5}, {0.5, 0.5, 0.5}]];
HighlightMesh[d, Style[2, Opacity[0.3]]]

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