TABLE OF CONTENTS To introduce the use of tools from the Solids Editing toolbar.
To give examples of the use of the tools from the Solids Editing toolbar.
To show examples of a variety of 3D solid and 3D surface models.
The tools from the Solids Editing toolbar have already been illustrated on page 174. Examples of the results of using some of the tools from this toolbar are shown in this chapter. These tools are of value if the design of a 3D solid model requires to be changed (edited), although some have a value in constructing solids which cannot easily be constructed using other tools. The Solids Editing tools have no effect when used on 3D surface models.
Set ISOLINES to 24.
In the UCS *RIGHT* plane construct a cylinder of radius 30 and height 30 (Fig. 19.1).
Fig. 19.1: First example Extrude Faces tool first stages
In the UCS *FRONT* view construct the pline in Fig. 19.1. Mirror the pline to the other end of the cylinder.
In the UCS *WORLD* move the pline to lie central to the cylinder.
Place the screen in the SW Isometric view.
Click the Extrude Faces tool icon in the Solids Editing toolbar (Fig.19.2). The command line shows:
Command:_solidedit
Enter a solids editing option [Face/Edge/Body/Undo/eXit]:_face
Enter a face editing option [Extrude/Move/Rotate/Offset/Taper/Delete/Copy/coLor/Undo/eXit]:_extrude
