Quickly 3D solids that look like walls and roofs.
Accessing the Command
keyboard: polysolid
alias: pso
menu bar: Model | 3D Solids | Polysolid
ribbon: Model | Create 3D
toolbar: Solids
quad tab: Model
: PolySolid
Prompts you in the command bar:
Start point or [Height/Width/Justification/Entity/Separate solids/Dynamic] <Entity>: (Specify a point, such as #1 in the figure above, or enter an option)
Set next point or [draw Arcs/Distance]: (Specify a point, such as #2, or enter an option)
Set next point or [draw Arcs/Distance/Follow/Undo]: (Specify a point, such as #3, or press Enter to specify the height)
Set next point or [draw Arcs/Close/Distance/Follow/Undo]: (Specify a point, enter an option, or press Enter)
Height of polysolid <8.00>: (Enter a height, or else press Enter accept the default height)
The height of the polysolid is perpendicular to the XY-plane of the current coordinate system (WCS or UCS) or dynamic UCS.
Command Options
Option |
Description |
Start point |
Pick the starting point of the polysolid, or enter x,y coordinates. |
Set next point |
Pick the next vertex of the polysolid, or enter x,y coordinates. |
Height |
Sets the height of the polysolid; prompts you: Height of polysolid <8> - (enter a value.) The default height is saved to the PSOLHEIGHT variable for reuse by this command. This default height is used when the Dynamic option is off. |
Width |
Sets the width of the polysolid; prompts you: Width of polysolid <0.5> - (enter a value.) The default width is saved to the PSOLWIDTH system variable for reuse by this command. |
Justification |
Defines the position of the polysolid entity with respect to the base line; prompts you: Select justification [Left/Right/Center] <Center> - (choose an option):
When Hot Key Assistant is on (HKA on the status bar), then the following widget appears on the screen; tap the Ctrl key to switch dynamically between left, center, and justification: |
Entity |
Draws the polysolid along an existing 2D entity; prompts you: Select polysolid base - (select a line, open or closed polyline, arc, circle, ellipse, elliptical arc, or splines.) |
Separate solids |
Determines whether the 3D solids drawn by this command are created separately; prompts you: Separate solids On/OFF <On> - (enter an option):
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Dynamic |
Determines whether the height of the polysolid is fixed; prompts you: Dynamic height On/OFF <On> - (enter an option):
You can also use dynamic dimensions (DYN on the status bar) to define the width and height of the polysolid in the dynamic entry fields; press the Tab key to switch to the other field, and then press Enter to confirm the values. |
draw Arcs |
Starts drawing arc segments; prompts you: Set end of arc or [draw Lines/CLose/Direction/Second point/Undo] - (enter an option):
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Distance |
Specifies the length and angle of a linear segment; prompts you:
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Follow |
When switching from arc segments to linear segments, creates the linear segment tangent to the arc segment. |
Close |
Creates a closing segment between the previous point and the start point of the polysolid. If you snap to the start point of the currently created chain, the chain is closed automatically. This option is available after creating two polysolid segments. |
Undo |
Removes the previous segment. |
Procedures
Related Commands
BimConnect - Creates an L-connection between minor faces of two solids.
Drag - drags major faces of solids while preserving connections with minor faces. Drags minor faces; optionally connects minor faces to major faces of other solids.
BimQuickDraw - Allows to quickly create and edit rectangular and L-shaped rooms and buildings.