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3D Solid Objects

- 3D solid objects in AutoCAD can be surfaces or solids and solid objects can be manipulated using Boolean commands while surfaces cannot - It is best to use an isometric view when modeling 3D objects to keep track of the UCS rather than just the top view - Common 3D objects that can be created include boxes, spheres, cylinders, cones, toruses, pyramids and helixes using the appropriate drawing commands - 3D objects can be sliced, united, subtracted from each other or have their intersections extracted using appropriate Boolean commands

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3D Solid Objects

- 3D solid objects in AutoCAD can be surfaces or solids and solid objects can be manipulated using Boolean commands while surfaces cannot - It is best to use an isometric view when modeling 3D objects to keep track of the UCS rather than just the top view - Common 3D objects that can be created include boxes, spheres, cylinders, cones, toruses, pyramids and helixes using the appropriate drawing commands - 3D objects can be sliced, united, subtracted from each other or have their intersections extracted using appropriate Boolean commands

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Dr.

Majdi Alkhresheh

3DSolidObjects
3DsolidsareeitherSurfacesorsolids.Solid3dobjectscanbe treated usingBooleancommands,3Dsurfacecannot.Although3Dsolidcan bebuiltinAutoCADinthetopview,itisbettertoopenanisometric viewwhenmodeling3Dobjects. Openview toolbar(rightclickanyicon,andcheckview).

6 orthographic views

6 orthographic views

Use one isometric view always to keep track of the UCS, which will be explained later. Let the Isometric view that you use now the SE isometric view.

Dr. Majdi Alkhresheh

3DSolidObjects
BydefaultAutoCADusestheTopView,clicktheSEisometricview.

Theviewchangessuchthatyoucanseethezaxis.Thewayx,y,andz axesareshownishowtheoriginalUSC(usercoordinatesystem)is done,andthatishowitshouldlooklikewheninSEisometricview. 2Dand3Dobjectscanbedrawninbothortho andiso views.(note:if anorthographicviewlikefrontisselected,thenSEIso.Isselected theUCSwillbedisplayedflipped,correctthatby UCS Formost3Dsolidobjectsopenmodelingtoolbar

Dr. Majdi Alkhresheh

Box
Letsdrawabox:x=40,y=20,andz=50 M:DrawModelingBox T: C:Box

PCPrompt Specifyfirstcorner specifyothercorner SpecifyHeight

YourResponse Clicktodefineacornerofthebase(rectangle) @40,20 50

Zoomextents(Zspacebar,E spacebar). Youshouldseeaboxwithalledges visiblebecauseyouareintheWire framemode.

Dr. Majdi Alkhresheh

Box
Tohideinvisibleedgesenterhi.
hi

Inthehidemode,zoomandpandonotwork,youneedtoenterre togo backtothewireframe modetoenablezoomandpan. 2Dcopyandmovecommandscanbeusedwith3Dobjectssimilarto 2D objects.Theonlydifferenceisthatnowyoucanmovealongzaxisif youenabledortho.

Dr. Majdi Alkhresheh

3DRotate
But2Drotateislimitedtorotatearoundzaxis,ifrotationaroundanother axis,forexamplexaxis,then3Drotateshouldbeused. M:Modify3Doperations 3Drotate T: C:3drotate

PCPrompt
Selectobjects Selectobjects

YourResponse
Selectobject(theboxfrompreviousslide) Enter

Specifybasepoint(themouseiconisnow Clickonanypointonxaxis 3circleswithredforx,greenfory,ad blueforz Pickarotationaxis Specifyanglestartingpoint Specifyangleendpoint Clickontheredcircletoselectxaxis,thecircle turnstogoldenandtheaxisappears. Clickanypointontheobject Enableortho,andclickthenewposition

Dr. Majdi Alkhresheh

3DAlign
3Daligncanbeusedtoalignthelittleboxwiththesloppingsurfaceofthelarger object.

PCPrompt Selectobjects Selectobjects Specifybasepoint Specify2NDpoint Specify3Dpoint Specifyfirstdestinationpoint Specify2NDdestinationpoint


Step1

YourResponse Click3Dalign Clickonthelittlebox (enterorspacebar) Selectcornernumber1onthebox Selectcornernumber2onthebox Selectcornernumber3onthebox Selectcornernumber1onthelargerobject Selectcornernumber2onthelargerobject


Step2 Step3

Specify3RDdestinationpoint

Selectcornernumber3onthelargerobject

Dr. Majdi Alkhresheh

3DAlign
3Pointsatthesourcearefirstselected,then3pointsatthedestinationarethen selected,thelittleboxisalignedsuchthatitssurfacethatwasdefinedbythe1st 3 pointsiscoplanarwiththesloppingsurfaceofthelargerobject

1 2 1 3 2

Dr. Majdi Alkhresheh

Sphere,Cylinder,Cone
Letscreateaspherewithr=20,acylinderwithbaseofr=20,andH=50, andaconewithbaser=20,andh=50.
PCPrompt Specifycenter SpecifyRadius Specifycenterpointofbase SpecifyBaseradius SpecifyHeight Specifycenterpointofbase SpecifyBaseradius SpecifyHeight YourResponse ClickSphere Clickanypoint 20 ClickCylinder Clickanypoint 20 50 ClickCone Clickanypoint 20 50

Dr. Majdi Alkhresheh

Sphere,Cylinder,Cone

View visualstyles,2Dwireframe,tomakesureyouareinthismode,and notinanyothermode(3Drotateusuallytakesyoutoadifferent mode).Enterhi tohideinvisibleportions.Curvedobjectare representedbytriangles,andsmoothnessofthesurfacesis(0.5)

Dr. Majdi Alkhresheh

Sphere,Cylinder,Cone
Tools options display displayresolution renderedobject smoothness,istheplacewhereyouneedtogoifyouwanttochange thesmoothness,changefrom(0.5)to(2)forexample.Enterhi again, objectshouldlooksmoother.

Dr. Majdi Alkhresheh

Sphere,Cylinder,Cone
Goto(View visualstyles realistic)aftergivingtheobjectacolorother thanblackorwhite.Thisshouldputtheobjectinagoodrendering mode.

Goto(View visualStyles 2D wireframe)togobackto youroriginalmode.

Dr. Majdi Alkhresheh

Torus,Pyramid
PCPrompt Specifycenterpoint Specifyradius Specifytuberadius PCPrompt Specifycenterpointofbase Specifybaseradius Specifyheight YourResponse ClickTorus Clickanypoint 20 (radiusoftorus) 20 (radiusoftube section) YourResponse ClickPyramid Clickanypoint 20 (defaultcircumscribed) 50

Thebaseofhepyramidisapolygon,soallvariablesofpolygonsare appliedhereincluding:centerandradiusvs.edgeE,numberof sidesS,orevenwiththecenterandradiusmethod,circumscribed vs.inscribed.

Dr. Majdi Alkhresheh

Helix
Helixisa3Dwire,notsolid,objectlikeaspring.
PCPrompt Specifycenterpoint Specifybaseradius Specifytopradius Specifyheight YourResponse ClickHelix Clickanypoint 20 50 50

Defaultvalues:turns (t)=3,tWist (W)= CounterClock WiseCCW.These canbechangedif youlike

Dr. Majdi Alkhresheh

Slice
Sliceisusedtocutobjectsasneededintotwoobjects.Themostcommonlyusedmethodis3P(3Points). The3pointsareusedtodefinetheslicingplane(planescanbe definedusing3pointsnotonthe sameline).Aboxwillbeusedtodemonstrateslice. M:Modify3Doperations Slice T: C:SL

PCPrompt Selectobjecttoslice Specify2ndpointonplane Specify2ndpointonplane Specify2ndpointonplane Specify2ndpointonplane Specify3rdpointonplane

YourResponse Clickonthebox 3p Selectthemidpointasshown Selectthemidpointasshown Selectthemidpointasshown 2 1

Theobjectissliced,andyou canmoveoneportionas shown

Dr. Majdi Alkhresheh

Slice
Thesamestepscanbefollowedtoslicediagonally,providingthatthecorrect3 pointsthatdefinetheslicingplaneareselectedasshow

Dr. Majdi Alkhresheh

Union,Subtract,Intersect
With3Dsolid,Union(Uni),Subtract(Su),andintersect(in)canbeused.Thetwo boxesaremovedmidtoendinthesecondstep,thenunion wasappliedin thethirdstep.(noticeafterunion,thedividinglinebetweenthetwoobjects hasdisappeared.)

Step1

Step2

Step3

Dr. Majdi Alkhresheh

Union,Subtract,Intersect
Thetwoboxesaremovedtointersectinthesecondstep,thensubtract was appliedinthethirdstep.

Step1

Step2

Step3

Dr. Majdi Alkhresheh

Union,Subtract,Intersect
Thecylinderismovedtointersecttheboxinthesecondstep,thenintersect wasappliedinthethirdstep.

Step1

Step2

Step3

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