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AutoCAD3DTutorials
SelectFacesbehindon3DSolids
InAutoCAD2007andlater2008itispossibletoselectthefacebehind.Forexampleona3Dboxthat
wouldbethefaceonthebackside.Procedure:Placethepickboxonthefrontface,nextpressdown
CTRL,whilepressingdownCTRLyouhitthespacebaronceandyouseethatthefaceonthebackside
isselected.Don'tclickonanyfacesbeforeAutoCADhasselectedtheface.It'sessentialthatyouplace
thepickboxvirtuallyonthefacebehindbeforeyouhitthespacebar,seeimagebelow.Youcanalso
selecttheotherfacesusingthesameprocedure.
Presspull
FromAutoCAD2007abrilliantnew3Dcommandarrived.It'scalledPresspull.Ifyouhavemadea3D
boxandwanttomakeaholethroughyoucandothatwithPRESSPULL.Firstyoucreatearectanglewith
apolylineontopof1faceonthe3Dbox.NextyouactivatePRESSPULLcommandandclickinsidethe
rectangle.Nowyoucanmakeaholebypullingthefaceontherectangleinsidethebox.Youcanusethis
commandfortheexistingfacesofanobject,orbyimprintingadditionalfacesonanobjectandpulling
thoseinsideoroutside.Ifyoupullitoutsideofthebox,thenyoucreateasolidobjectpointingoutfrom
the3Dbox.Youcanalsouse3DPOLYLINEinsteadofpolyline.FirstalignUCSsoit'sparallelwiththe
sideyouaremakingahole.Scrolldownonthispagetoseetutorial"CreatingaWallwithPolysolid".
3DModelinginAutoCADwithLoft
WiththeLOFTcommand,youcancreateanewsolidorsurfacebyspecifyingaseriesofcrosssections.
Thecrosssectionsdefinetheprofile(shape)oftheresultingsolidorsurface.Itisrecommendtouse
<crosssectionsonly>or"Path",becauseit'seasiertoapplythan"Guides".Usecrosssectionswitharcs,
polylines,linesorpolygons.Ifyouuseclosedpolylinesorcirclesascrosssections,thenLOFTcreatesa
solidinthespacebetweenthecrosssections.Youmustspecifyatleasttwocrosssectionswhenyouuse
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theLOFTcommand.Usemultiplearcs,splines,polylinesorlines,ifyouliketocreateaopensurface.
Later,ifyouwanttoconverta3Dsolidtoasurface,thenusetheexplodecommand.TheLOFT
commandisgreatfor3Dmodelingoflandscapesorothercomplexshapes.Iuseditforashiphull.
Firstyoucreate3splines,nextyouselectthemascrosssectionsinorderfromAtoC
ThenyouselectCrosssectionsonly
Finallyyouselectsmoothfitandclickok
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Theopensurfaceiscreated
CreatingaWallwithPolysolid
Anew3DcommandinAutoCAD2007wasPOLYSOLID.NextIshowhowyoucreateawall,withahole
forawindow.
TypePolysolidinthecommandlineandpressenter.ThentypeWtospecifythewidthofthewall.
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NextyoutypeHtospecifytheheight.
Nextyouspecifyastartpoint,thenmovethemousetotherightandtypethelenghtofthewall,followed
byenter.
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Thewalliscreated.
Nowyoucreateaopeninginthewall.FirstactivateDYNAMICUCSandOBJECTSNAP.Nextyoustart
the3DPOLYcommandintheToolpalette.
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Activateobjectsnapmidpointandobjectsnaptracking,thensnapthemiddleofthewall'sheight(without
clicking).Tospecifythestartpoint,youmovethemousetotherightandtypethedistance1000,followed
byenter.
Movethemouseupwardsandtypethehalfheightoftheopening,followedbyenter.
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Movethemousetotherightandtypethelenghtoftheopening,followedbyenter.
Nextyoumovethemousedownandtypetheheightoftheopening.
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Movethemousetotheleftandtypethelenghtoftheopening,followedbyenter.
NextyoutypeCtoclosethe3Dpolyline.
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Rectangleiscreated.
StartthePRESSPULLcommandinthedashboardandclickinsidetherectangle.
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Pullthemousetotherearandtype500,followedbyenter.
Finalresult.
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SectionPlane
AlongtimemissedfeatureinAutoCADhasfinallyarrived.ItisthecommandSECTIONPLANE.For
exampletomakeacrosssectionviewofahouse.Iwillexplainyouthemosteasywaytodothis.
Typesectionplaneinthecommandline,followedbyenter.
Thenchose<Orthographic>bytypingO,followedbyenter.Nextyouselectleftinthemenu.Youare
done!
Finalresult,acrosssection.
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