INTRODUCTION

After completing this chapter, you will be able to do the following:

• Define a User Coordinate System

• View in 3D using the VPOINT, DVIEW, and 3DORBIT commands

• Create 3D objects

• Use the REGION command

• Use the 3DPOLY, 3DFACE, CONVTOSURF and PLANESURF commands

• Create meshes

• Edit in 3D using the 3DALIGN, 3DROTATE, MIRROR3D, 3DARRAY, EXTEND, and TRIM commands

• Create solid shapes: solid box, solid cone, solid cylinder, solid pyramid, polysolid, solid sphere, solid torus, and solid wedge

• Create solids from existing 2D objects and regions

• Create solids by means of revolution and the CONVTOSOLID command

• Create composite solids

• Edit 3D solids using the CHAMFER, FILLET, SECTION, SLICE, and INTERFERE commands, in addition to Face editing, body editing, and edge editing

• Obtain the mass properties of a solid

• Place a multiview in paper space

• Generate Views in viewports

• Generate profiles