AutoCAD 3D Modeling: Editing Solids, Part 4
September 11, 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)
In this tutorial I show you how to use Delete Faces and
Rotate Faces. You can reach these options through Solids Editing
toolbar [Figure 1]. Both options deal with faces of the solid
model.
Figure 1
Notes:
- This tutorial is designed for AutoCAD 2004 though might be
applicable to other releases.
- In this tutorial user entries are in boldface.
- The
8
symbol represents pressing Enter.
1. Download
r16_rd_faces.dwg. The file consists of a solid with a slot
inside [Figure 2].
Note:
If you are using AutoCAD 2002 or an earlier release download
r15_rd_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 Delete
Faces (Modify menu > Solids Editing > Delete Faces).
4. Click the top
border of the front groove. Shitf+click somewhere on the border
of the top face to limit the selection to the groove face
[Figure 4].
Figure 4 -
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5. Press Enter to
delete the groove [Figure 5].
Figure 5 -
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6. Invoke Rotate
Faces (Modify menu > Solids Editing > Rotate Faces).
7. Select the inner
slot completely. You may use the crossing method for selection.
8. Shift+click the
unwanted borders to deselect them. The final selection should be
similar to the one shown in figure 6.
Figure 6 -
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9. Press Enter.
Rotate the slot -45 degrees about Z axis:
Specify an axis point or [Axis by object/View/Xaxis/Yaxis/Zaxis]
<2points>: z8
Specify the origin of the rotation <0,0,0>:8
Specify a rotation angle or [Reference]: -458
10. Enable Gouraud
shade mode [Figure 7].
Figure 7 -
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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
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