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Draws tori (donut shapes) as 3D polyface meshes.
Accessing the Command
command bar: ai_torus
menu bar: Model | Meshes | Torus
toolbar: Meshes |
ribbon: Model | Meshes | Cylinder | Torus
: ai_torus
Prompts you in the command bar:
Center of whole torus: <0,0,0> (Pick a point, or enter coordinates)
Set Radius of whole torus or [Diameter]: (Specify the radius, or type D)
Set radius of body of torus [Diameter]: (Specify the radius, or type D)
Segments around body of torus <16>: (Type a value or press Enter to accept the default number)
Segments around whole torus <16>: (Type a value or press Enter to accept the default number)
Command Options
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Option |
Description |
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Center of whole torus |
Specifies the center of the torus; you can press Enter to accept the default coordinates. |
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Radius of whole torus |
Specifies the overall radius of the torus; note that the distance is measured to the center of the tube (body). |
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Radius of body of torus |
Specifies the radius of the torus body, or tube. It is not necessary for the body radius to be smaller than the whole radius. |
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Diameter |
Specifies the diameters of the whole torus and/or body. |
|
Segments around body of torus |
Specifies the number of segments of the circles around the body of torus. |
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Segments around body whole torus |
Specifies the number of segments of the circles around the whole torus. |
Grips Editing
Mesh-formed torus surfaces can be edited directly through grips:
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Select the torus. Notice that it has one grip at each vertex.
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Drag the grip to move the adjacent faces.
Related Commands
Ai_Box - draws 3D boxes as mesh surfaces.
Ai_Cone - draws 3D cones as mesh surfaces.
Ai_Cylinder - draws 3D cylinders as mesh surfaces.
Ai_Dish - draws 3D dishes as mesh surfaces.
Ai_Dome - draws 3D domes as mesh surfaces.
EdgeSurf - draws edge surfaces as mesh surfaces.
Ai_Pyramid - draws 3D pyramids as mesh surfaces.
RevSurf - draws revolved surfaces as mesh surfaces.
RuleSurf - draws ruled surfaces as mesh surfaces.
Ai_Sphere - draws 3D spheres as mesh surfaces.
TabSurf - draws tabulated surfaces as mesh surfaces.
Ai_Wedge - draws 3D wedges as mesh surfaces.
