AutoCAD 3D Modeling: Editing Solids, Part 2
September 9, 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.
In this tutorial I show you how to use Move Faces. You can
reach this option through Solids Editing toolbar [Figure 1].
This option deals with faces of the solid model.
Figure 1
Note:
- This tutorial is designed for AutoCAD 2004 though might be
applicable to other releases.
1. Download
r16_move_faces.dwg. The file consists of a box with an
elliptical hole [Figure 2].
Note:
If you are using AutoCAD 2002 or an earlier release download
r15_move_faces.dwg.
Figure 2
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2. Switch to 2D
Wireframe shade mode [Figure 3].
Figure 3
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3. Invoke Move
Faces (Modify menu > Solids Editing > Move Faces).
4. Click the top
border of the hole. The top face of the box and the inner face
of the hole are selected at the same time.
5. While pressing
Shift click the top border of the box to deselect it. Now the
only selected face is the inner face of the hole [Figure 4].
Figure 4
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6. Press Enter.
7. Select the
center point for the top ellipse as the base point for
displacement.
8. Select the
center point for the top face of the box as the second point for
displacement. The hole is centered [Figure 5].
Figure 5
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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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