AutoCAD 3D Modeling: Editing Solids, Part 9
September 19, 2003 The SOLIDEDIT command offers different
options to edit solid objects. The options cover face editing,
edge editing and body editing. I have designed a series of
tutorials to cover all these options. Every tutorial explains
one or more options. (See also:
Editing Solids, Part 1; Editing Solids, Part 2; Editing Solids, Part 3;
Editing Solids, Part 4;
Editing Solids, Part 5;
Editing Solids, Part 6;
Editing Solids, Part 7;
Editing Solids, Part 8.)
In this tutorial I show you how to use Separate and Check.
You can reach these options through Solids Editing toolbar
[Figure 1]. The options deal with body of solid models.
Figure 1
Note: This tutorial is designed for AutoCAD 2004 though might be
applicable to other releases.
1. Download and
then open
r16_separate_body.dwg [Figure 2].
Note: If you are using AutoCAD 2002 or an earlier release
download
r15_separate_body.dwg.
Figure 2 -
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2. Invoke Extrude
Faces (Modify menu > Solids Editing > Extrude Faces).
3. Select the
middle face (the top face of the groove) [Figure 3].
Figure 3 -
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4. Extrude the face
1 unit in negative direction. The model is divided into two
parts [Figure 4].
Figure 4 -
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5. If you click any
of the parts the other part is also selected. Although the parts
are separate they belong to the same solid model. To separate
the parts invoke Separate (Modify menu > Solids Editing >
Separate).
6. Select the solid
object. The model is divided into two objects now.
7. Invoke Check
(Modify menu > Solids Editing > Check). Click one of the models.
It is a valid ShadeManager solid.
Alireza Parsai is the founder of cadpanel.com. He is a
mechanical engineer with more than 12 years experience with
AutoCAD. Alireza is an Autodesk Authorized Author, the AutoCAD
consultant for Al Khawarizmi Institute, a contributing editor
for Augiworld magazine, a writer for CAD Digest, and an
instructor for AUGI Training Program. He has written 8 books in
Farsi, 3 booklets in English, and more than 100 articles for
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