Modify menu: Solids Editing Union  Solids Editing toolbar: 

 Command line: UNI

With UNION, we can combine the total volume of two or more solids or two or more regions into a composite object.

1. Click on Union icon or press UNI 2. Select the first object then second

3. Right click

Union

Procedure

Concepts

  Modify menu: Solids Editing Subtract  Solids Editing toolbar: 

 Command line: SU

With SUBTRACT, we can remove the common area of one set of solids from another.

1. Click on Subtract icon or press SU 2. Select the outer object 3. Right click4. Select the inner object5. Right click

Subtract

Concepts

Procedure

  Modify menu: Solids Editing Intersect  Solids Editing toolbar: 

 Command line: IN

With INTERSECT, we can create a composite solid from the common volume of two or more overlapping solids. INTERSECT removes the non overlapping portions and creates a composite solid from the common volume.

1. Click on Intersect icon or press IN2. Select the objects3. Right click

Intersect

Concepts

Procedure

  Modify menu: Solids Editing Extrude Faces  Command line: solidedit F E

With EXTRUDE FACES, we can extrude planar faces of a 3D solid along a path or we can specify a height value and a tapered angle

1. Click on Extrude Faces icon or press solidedit F E2. Select the faces3. Right click and click on ENTER4. Specify height of extrusion………….105. Specify angle of taper for extrusion <0>:

  Modify menu: Solids Editing Move Faces  Command line: solidedit F M

We can edit a 3D solid object by moving selected faces of the object.

1. Click on Move Faces icon or press solidedit F M2. Select the faces3. Right click and click on ENTER4. Specify a base point or displacement5. Specify a second point or displacement

Extrude Faces

Move Faces

Concepts

Procedure

Concepts

Procedure

  Modify menu: Solids Editing Offset Faces  Command line: solidedit F O

With OFFSET FACES, we can uniformly offset faces by a specified distance.

1. Click on Offset Faces icon or press solidedit F O2. Select the faces3. Right click and click on ENTER4. Specify offset distance

  Modify menu: Solids Editing Delete Faces  Command line: solidedit F D

With DELETE FACES, we can remove faces and fillets from a 3D solid object.

1. Click on the Delete Faces icon or press solidedit F D2. Select the faces3. Right click and click on ENTER

Offset Faces

Delete Faces

Concepts

Procedure

Concepts

Procedure

  Modify menu: Solids Editing Rotate Faces  Command line: solidedit F R

With ROTATE FACES, we can rotate selected faces or a collection of features on a 3D solid object.

1. Click on the Rotate Faces icon or press solidedit F R2. Select the faces3. Right click and click on ENTER4. Specify an axis point5. Specify the second point on the rotation axis 6. Specify a rotation angle

  Modify menu: Solids Editing Taper Faces  Command line: solidedit F T

With TAPER FACES, we can taper selected faces with a draft angle along a vector direction.

Rotate Faces

Taper Faces

Concepts

Procedure

Concepts

1. Click on the Taper Faces icon or press solidedit F T2. Select the faces3. Right click and click on ENTER4. Specify the base point5. Specify another point along the axis of tapering6. Specify the taper angle

  Modify menu: Solids Editing Copy Faces  Command line: solidedit F C

With COPY FACES, we can copy selected faces on a 3D solid object as separate regions or bodies.

1. Click on Copy Faces icon or press solidedit F C2. Select the faces3. Right click and click on ENTER4. Specify a base point or displacement5. Specify a second point of displacement

  Modify menu: Solids Editing Copy Faces  Command line: solidedit F COL

With COLOR FACES, we can change the color of a selected face on a 3D solid object.

Procedure

Copy Faces

Concepts

Procedure

Color Faces

Concepts

1. Click on Color Faces icon or press solidedit F COL2. Select the faces3. Right click and click on ENTER4. Select the color5. Click on O.K

  Modify menu: Solids Editing Copy Edges  Command line: solidedit E C

With COPY EDGES, we can copy individual edges on 3D solid object. All edges are copied as lines, arcs, circles, ellipses, or spines.

1. Click on Copy Edges icon or press solidedit E C2. Select the Edges3. Right click and click on ENTER4. Specify a base point or displacement5. Specify a second point of displacement

  Modify menu: Solids Editing Copy Edges  Command line: solidedit E COL

Procedure

Copy Edges

Concepts

Procedure

Color Edges

With COLOR EDGES, we can assign colors to individual edges on our 3D solid object. We can select a color from the seven standard colors or select a color from the Select Color dialog box.

1. Click on Color Edges icon or press solidedit E COL2. Select the Edges3. Right click and click on ENTER4. Select the color5. Click on O.K

  Modify menu: Solids Editing Imprint

With IMPRINT, we can create new faces on 3D solids by imprinting arcs, circles, lines, 2D and 3D polyline, ellipses, spines, regions, bodies and 3D solids.

1. Click on Imprint icon 2. Select a 3D solid3. Select an object to imprint4. Delete the source object? [Yes / No]: N

  Modify menu: Solids Editing Clean

Concepts

Procedure

Imprint

Concepts

Procedure

Clean

1. Click on Clean icon2. Select a 3D solid

  Modify menu: Solids Editing Separate

1. Click on Separate icon2. Select a 3D solid

  Modify menu: Solids Editing Shell

1. Click on the Shell icon2. Select a 3D solid3. Right click and click on ENTER4. Enter the shell offset distance

  Modify menu: Solids Editing Check

Procedure

Separate

Procedure

Shell

Procedure

Check

1. Click on Check icon2. Select a 3D solid

  Draw menu: Solids Box  Solids toolbar: 

 Command line: BOX

With BOX, we can create a solid box. The base of the box is always parallel to the XY plane of the current UCS.

1. Click on Box icon or press BOX 2. Specify corner or [cube / Length]: C3. Specify length

Box

Cube

Length

Procedure

Concepts

1. Click on Box icon or press BOX 2. Specify corner or [cube / Length]: L3. Specify length4. Specify width5. Specify height

  Draw menu: Solids Sphere  Solids toolbar: 

 Command line: sphere

1. Click on Sphere icon2. Specify the center of sphere3. Specify radius of sphere or [Diameter]: R4. Specify radius

1. Click on Sphere icon2. Specify the center of sphere3. Specify radius of sphere or [Diameter]: D4. Specify diameter

Sphere

Radius

Procedure

Diameter

With CYLINDER , we can create a solid cylinder with a circular or an elliptical base. The base of the cylinder lies on the XY plane of the current UCS.

1. Click on Cylinder icon2. Specify base point for center of cylinder 3. Specify radius for base of cylinder or [Diameter]: R

Cylinder

Radius

Procedure

Concepts

4. Specify radius5. Specify height of cylinder

1. Click on Cylinder icon2. Specify base point for center of cylinder 3. Specify radius for base of cylinder or [Diameter]: D4. Specify Diameter5. Specify height of cylinder

  Draw menu: Solids Cone  Solids toolbar: 

 Command line: CONE

With CONE , we can create a solid cone defined by a circular or an elliptical base tapering to a point perpendicular to its base.

Diameter

Cone

Radius

Procedure

Concepts

1. Click on Cone icon2. Specify center point for base of cone3. Specify radius for base of cone or [Diameter]: R4. Specify radius5. Specify height of cone

1. Click on Cone icon2. Specify center point for base of cone3. Specify radius for base of cone or [Diameter]: D4. Specify diameter5. Specify height of cone

  Draw menu: Solids Wedge  Solids toolbar: 

 Command line: WE

With WEDGE, we can create a solid wedge. The base of the wedge is parallel to the XY plane of the current UCS with the sloped face opposite the first corner. Its height, which can be positive or negative, is parallel to the Z axis.

Diameter

Wedge

Cube

Procedure

Concepts

1. Click on Wedge icon or press WE2. Specify first corner of wedge3. Specify corner or [Cube/Length]: C4. Specify length

1. Click on Wedge icon or press WE2. Specify first corner of wedge3. Specify corner or [Cube/Length]: L4. Specify length5. Specify width6. Specify height

  Draw menu: Solids Torus  Solids toolbar: 

 Command line: TOR

With TORUS, we can create a ring-shaped solid similar to the inner tube of a tire. The torus is parallel to and bisected by the XY plane of the current UCS. A torus is defined by two radius values, one for the tube and the other for the distance from the center of the torus to the center of the tube.

Length

Torus

Procedure

Concepts

1. Click on Torus icon2. Specify center of torus3. Specify radius of torus or [diameter]: R4. Specify radius of torus5. Specify radius of tube

1. Click on Torus icon2. Specify center of torus3. Specify radius of torus or [diameter]: D4. Specify diameter of torus5. Specify diameter of tube

  Draw menu: Solids Extrude  Solids toolbar: 

 Command line: EXT

With EXTRUDE, we can create solids by extruding selected objects. We can extrude closed objects such as polylines, polygons, rectangles, circles, ellipses, closed splines, donuts and regions.

Radius

Diameter

Extrude

Concepts

1. Click on Extrude icon or press Ext2. Select objects3. Right click4. Specify height of extrusion or [Path]………..105. Specify angle of taper for extrusion <0>:

  Draw menu: Solids Revolve  Solids toolbar: 

 Command line: REV

With REVOLVE, we can create a solid by revolving a closed object about the X or Y axis of the current UCS, using a specified angle. We can also revolve the object about a line, polyline, or two specified points. Similar to EXTRUDE, REVOLVE is useful for objects that contain fillets or other details that would otherwise be difficult to reproduce in a common profile.

Procedure

Revolve

Concepts

1. Click on Revolve icon or press REV2. Select objects3. Right click4. Specify first point of axis5. Specify endpoint point of axis6. Specify angle of revolution <360>:

  Draw menu: Solids Slice  Solids toolbar: 

 Command line: SL

With SLICE, we can create a new solid by cutting the existing solid and removing a specified side. We can retain one or both halves of the sliced solids. The sliced solids retain the layer and color properties of the original solids.

Procedure

Slice

Concepts

1. Click on Slice icon or press SL2. Select objects3. Right click4. Specify first point on slicing plane by [Object/Zaxis/View/XY/YZ/ZX/3Points]: 3Points5. Specify second point on plane6. Specify third point on plane7. Specify a point on desired side of the plane

1. Click on Slice icon or press SL2. Select objects3. Right click4. Specify first point on slicing plane by [Object/Zaxis/View/XY/YZ/ZX/3Points]: 3Points5. Specify second point on plane6. Specify third point on plane7. Specify a point on desired side of the plane or [keep Both Sides]: B

  Draw menu: Surfaces 2D Solid  Surfaces toolbar: 

 Command line: SO

1. Click on 2D Solid icon2. Specify first point

Procedure

Keep One Side

Keep Both Sides

2D Solid

Procedure

3. Specify second point4. Specify third point5. Specify forth point6. Right click to exit

  Draw menu: Surfaces 3D Face  Surfaces toolbar: 

 Command line: 3F

1. Click on 3D Face icon or press 3F2. Specify first point3. Specify second point4. Specify third point5. Specify forth point6. Right click to exit

3D Face

Procedure

Box

Procedure

Cube

1. Click on Box icon2. Specify corner point of box3. Specify length of box4. Specify Width of box or [Cube]: C5. Specify rotation angle of box about Z axis…………30

1. Click on Box icon2. Specify corner point of box3. Specify length of box4. Specify Width of box or [Cube]:5. Specify height of box6. Specify rotation angle of box about Z axis…………30

1. Click on Wedge icon2. Specify corner point of wedge3. Specify length of wedge4. Specify width of wedge5. Specify height of wedge6. Specify rotation angle of wedge about Z axis…………30

1. Click on Pyramid icon

Length

Wedge

Procedure

Pyramid

Procedure

2. Specify first corner point for base of pyramid3. Specify second corner point for base of pyramid4. Specify third corner point for base of pyramid5. Specify forth corner point for base of pyramid6. Specify apex point of pyramid

1. Click on Cone icon2. Specify corner point for base of cone3. Specify radius for base of cone or [Diameter]: R4. Specify radius of cone……55. Specify radius for top of cone <0>:6. Specify height of cone………8 7. Enter number of segments for surface of cone <16>:

1. Click on Cone icon2. Specify corner point for base of cone3. Specify radius for base of cone or [Diameter]: D4. Specify Diameter of cone…55. Specify Diameter for top of cone <0>6. Specify height of cone………8 7. Enter number of segments for surface of cone <16>:

Cone

Radius

Procedure

Diameter

Sphere

Procedure

1. Click on Sphere icon2. Specify center point of sphere3. Specify radius of Sphere or [Diameter]: R4. Specify radius5. Enter number of longitudinal segments for surface of sphere <16>:6. Enter number of latitudinal segments for surface of sphere <16>:

1. Click on Dome icon2. Specify center point of dome3. Specify radius of dome or [Diameter]: R4. Specify radius dome5. Enter number of longitudinal segments for surface of dome <16>:6. Enter number of latitudinal segments for surface of dome <8>:

1. Click on Dome icon2. Specify center point of dome3. Specify radius of dome or [Diameter]: D4. Specify Diameter of dome5. Enter number of longitudinal segments for surface of dome <16>:6. Enter number of latitudinal segments for surface of dome <8>:

Dome

Procedure

Radius

Diameter

Dish

1. Click on Dish icon2. Specify center point of dish3. Specify radius of dish or [Diameter]: R4. Specify radius of dish5. Enter number of longitudinal segments for surface of dish <16>:6. Enter number of latitudinal segments for surface of dish <8>:

1. Click on Dish icon2. Specify center point of dish3. Specify radius of dish or [Diameter]: D4. Specify Diameter of dish5. Enter number of longitudinal segments for surface of dish <16>:6. Enter number of latitudinal segments for surface of dish <8>:

1. Click on Torus icon2. Specify center point of torus3. Specify radius of torus or [Diameter]: R4. Specify radius of torus5. Specify radius of tube6. Enter number of segments around tube circumference <16>:7. Enter number of segments around torus circumference <16>:

1. Click on the Torus icon

Radius

Procedure

Diameter

Torus

Procedure

Radius

Diameter

2. Specify center point of torus3. Specify radius of torus or [Diameter]: D4. Specify diameter of torus5. Specify diameter of tube6. Enter number of segments around tube circumference <16>:7. Enter number of segments around torus circumference <16>:

  Modify menu: 3D Operation Array  Command line: 3A

1. Click Modify menu Array or press 3A2. Select the object to array 3. Specify Rectangle4. Enter the number of rows5. Enter the number of columns6. Enter the number of levels 7. Specify the distance between rows8. Specify the distance between columns 9. Specify the distance between levels

1. Click Modify menu Array or press 3A2. Select the object to array 3. Specify Polar4. Enter the number of items to array 5. Specify the angle that the arrayed objects are to fill 6. Press Y to rotate the objects or enter N to retain their orientation 7. Specify the start point and endpoint of the axis about which the objects are to be rotate

3D Array

Procedure

Rectangle

Polar