CREATING SOLIDS

Akhir Pembelajaran pelajar-pelajar akan boleh ;

1. Menghasilkan Solid basic shapes.
2. Manipulating solids
3. Penggunaan Press/Pull command dalam penghasilan 3D Solid.
4. Penggunaan 3D Object Snaps.
5. Penggunaan Subobjects and Gizmo.
1.0 Introduction to Solids
• Solids are 3D objects which contain faces, edges, vertices, and substance
inside.
• They are the most accurate 3D objects because they have all the physical
information:
• There are many ways to produce solids in AutoCAD. Here are some of
them:
1. Create seven basic solid shapes.
2. Create complex solid shapes using Boolean operations (union, subtract, and
intersect).
3. Create complex solid shapes by converting 2D objects using Press/Pull command.
4. Create complex solid shapes by using Sub-objects and Gizmo.
2.0 Creating Solids Using Basic Shapes
• AutoCAD provides seven basic solid shapes.
• Basic shapes will be our first step to create more complex shapes.
• To find all of these commands go to the Home tab, locate the
Modeling panel, and select one of the following:
Creating using basic shape object

Here is a discussion of each command.

Using the Presspull Command
• The Presspull command is a very handy command, which will help
you create a 3D solid on the fly.
• Users can do one of the following procedures:
i. Presspull can offset an existing face of a 3D solid; depending on the mouse
movement the volume of the 3D solid will increase or decrease.
ii. After drawing a 2D shape on a face of a 3D solid, the Presspull command
will allow you to create a 3D solid, then union it, or subtract it from the
existing 3D solid.
iii. Using a closed 2D shape, Presspull can create a 3D solid.
iv. Using an opened 2D shape, Presspull can create a 3D surface (discussed in
Chapter 04).
Using the Presspull Command
• The Presspull command has the Multiple option (users can hold down
the [Shift] key instead), which will allow you to make several
press/pull movements at the same time.
• To issue this command, go to the Home tab and locate the Modeling
panel; then select the Presspull button:
• You will see the following prompts:
• Select object or bounded area:
• Specify extrusion height or [Multiple]:
• The command will keep repeating these two prompts until you end it by
pressing [Enter].
Here are examples of the four cases:
• The first case: using the Presspull command to offset a 3D solid face.
• The second case: after you draw a 2D object on a 3D solid face, you
press or pull this 2D shape, to add or remove volume from the total
3D solid.
• The third case: press or pull a closed 2D object to produce a 3D solid.
• The fourth case: press or pull an open 2D object to produce a 3D
surface.
• Using the Multiple option (you can hold the [Shift] key instead) will
allow you to select several objects (open 2D, closed 2D, face of 3D
solid) and press/pull them in one shot.
• You can also use the [Ctrl] key to control the output of the command.
Let’s see the following example:
CHAPTER REVIEW
1. Boolean operations are three commands.
A. True
B. False

2. When you issue the Presspull command, you can press/pull any number of 2D objects in the same command.
C. True
D. False

3. Vertex, Edge, and Face, are ___subobject______ of a solid.

4. One of the following statements is not true:

E. Solid History should be ON before the creation of the complex solid shape if you want to edit individual solid objects.
F. If Culling is on, then it will help you to select all edges that are seen or not seen from the current viewpoint.
G. Using preset views will help you select Sub-objects faster.
H. There are three Gizmo commands.

5. You can move vertex, edges, and faces, parallel to an axis, or in a plane.
I. True
J. False
6. 3D Center is ______________________.

7. Which feature in AutoCAD will help you select a face behind the face you clicked?
A. Culling
B. Selecting using Window
C. Selection cycling
D. 3D OSNAP

8. Selection cycling and 3D OSNAP can be controlled from:

E. Solid tab, Selection panel
F. Home tab, Selection panel
G. Status bar
H. ViewCube