POLYSOLID command

Creates a 3D solid in the shape of a wide, extruded polyline.

BricsCAD Shape; BricsCAD Pro; BricsCAD Mechanical; BricsCAD BIM

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Alias: PSO

Description

Creates a 3D solid in the shape of a wide, extruded polyline with multiple line and arc segments. Options allow you to specify the width, height and justification.
  1. Start
  2. Next
  3. Next
  4. End
  5. Length
  6. Width
  7. Height
  8. Base path
  9. Arc segment

Methods to create a polysolid

This command has 2 methods to begin creating a polysolid: 

  • Start point
  • Entity
Start point
Begin creating a polysolid by specifying a start point for the base path then: 
Additional options: [Height/Width/Justification/ Separate solids/Dynamic]
Set next point: 
Specify the next vertex of the base path.
You can continue adding unlimited vertices until you press Enter to end the command. 
Additional options: [draw Arcs/Close/Distance/Follow/Undo]
Height of polysolid
Specify the height of the polysolid.
The height is saved in the PSOLHEIGHT variable.
Entity
Begin creating a polysolid by selecting a 2D entity (line, open or closed polyline, arc, circle, ellipse, elliptical arc, or splines) as the base path then:
Height of polysolid
Specify the height of the polysolid.
The height is saved in the PSOLHEIGHT variable.

Additional options within the POLYSOLID command

After you begin creating a polysolid, the following options may be available:

Height
Specify the height of the polysolid.
The height is saved in the PSOLHEIGHT system variable.
Width
Specify the width of the polysolid.
The width is saved in the PSOLWIDTH system variable.
Justification
Specify the position of the polysolid with respect to the base path.
  • Left: the left edge of the polysolid follows the base path.
  • Right: the right edge of the polysolid follows the base path.
  • Center: the center of the polysolid follows the base path.
  1. Start
  2. End
Hot Key Assistant
When Hot Key Assistant (HKA) is enabled, the following widget allows you to dynamically switch between left, center, and right justification by pressing the Ctrl key.
Separate solids
Specify whether polysolid creates an individual 3D solid for each segment or a single 3D solid for all the segments.
  • On: create individual solids.
  • Off: create a single solid.
Dynamic
Specify whether you are prompted to specify the height when creating a polysolid.
  • On: you are prompted to specify the height.
  • Off: the height is defined by the PSOLHEIGHT system variable.
Draw arcs
  1. First point
  2. Second point
  3. End of arc
  4. Center
  5. Radius
  6. Length of chord
  7. Angle
Specify the end point of a polysolid arc segment. The arc segment is drawn tangent to the previous segment.
Additional options: [draw Lines/CLose/Direction/Second point/Undo]Direction
Specify the direction of the polysolid arc segment then:
End of arc
Specify the next vertex of the polysolid.
Second point
Specify a point along the polysolid arc’s circumference.
Draw lines
Specify the end point of a polysolid line segment. The line segment is drawn tangent to the previous segment.
Additional options: [draw Arcs/Close/Distance/Follow/Undo]
Distance
Specify the length and angle of a polysolid segment.
Follow
Begin creating a polysolid from the last drawn arc or line segment, following its angle.
  1. Last drawn segment
  2. Follow
Undo
Undo the last polysolid segment and continue drawing from its previous start point.
Close
Automatically draw a polysolid segment from the end point of the last segment to the start point of the first segment. This ends the command.
  1. Last drawn segment
  2. Close