SolidEdit

Extrude

Extrudes the selected face or region; prompts you:

Select faces: Remove/Undo/ALL - (choose the face(s) to change:)

• Pick one or more faces)
• Remove - removes faces from the selection set
• Undo - undoes the last selection operation
• ALL - selects all faces in the drawing
• Enter - continues the command to the next prompt:

2. Specify height of extrusion or Path - (specify a distance, or press P to select an entity that defines the path:)

• Positive distance - extrudes outwards from the face (creates a post)
• Negative distance - extrudes into the body (creates a hole)

3. Specify angle of taper for extrusion - (specify an angle, or enter 0 for no taper:)

• Positive angle - tapers inwards (gets narrower)
• Negative angle - tapers outwards (gets wider)

Path - Specifies the entity for defining the extrusion shape and direction; prompts you:

Select extrusion path - (choose a open entity, such as line, arc, polyline, or spline.)

See the Extrude command.

Move

Moves the selected face; prompts you:

1. Select faces: Remove/Undo/ALL - (choose one or more faces to move.)

2. Select faces: Remove/Undo/ALL - (choose more faces, or else press Enter to continue.)

3. Specify <Base point>/Vector - (pick a point, enter x,y,z coordinates, or press V.)

4. Specify end point - (pick the destination point.)

Vector - specifies the displacement through a vector measured from the origin (0,0,0) to the cursor's pick point; prompts you:

Specify end point - (pick a point or enter x,y,z coordinates.)

See the Move command.

Rotate

Slants the selected face about an axis; prompts you:

1. Select faces: Remove/Undo/ALL - (choose one or more faces to rotate.)

2. Select faces: Remove/Undo/ALL - (choose more faces, or else press Enter to continue.)

3. Specify the base point - (pick the first point of the axis of rotation.)

4. Specify another point along the axis - (pick the axis of rotation's second point.)

5. Specify the rotation angle - (enter an angle:)

• Positive angle - face rotates counterclockwise around the axis.
• Negative angle - face rotates clockwise.

See the Rotate command.

Offset

Extends the selected face; prompts you:

1. Select faces: Remove/Undo/ALL - (choose one or more faces to offset.)

2. Select faces: Remove/Undo/ALL - (choose more faces, or else press Enter to continue.)

3. Specify offset distance - (enter a distance:)

• Positive distance - face is offset outwards (3D body becomes larger)
• Negative distance - face is offset inwards (3D body becomes smaller)

See the Offset command.

Taper

Tapers (slants) the selected face; prompts you:

1. Select faces: Remove/Undo/ALL - (choose one or more faces to taper.)

2. Select faces: Remove/Undo/ALL - (choose more faces, or else press Enter to continue.)

3. Specify the base point - (pick the first point of the axis of rotation.)

4. Specify another point along the axis - (pick the axis of rotation's second point.)

5. Specify the rotation angle - (enter an angle:)

• Positive angle - face rotates counterclockwise around the axis.
• Negative angle - face rotates clockwise.

Delete

Deletes the selected face, and then repairs the model; prompts you:

1. Select faces: Remove/Undo/ALL - (choose one or more faces to delete.)

2. Select faces: Remove/Undo/ALL - (choose more faces, or else press Enter to continue.)

The selected faces are deleted, and the program repairs the 3D solid to keep it solid. This option cannot remove inate faces, such as those on the cube illustrated above.

Copy

Copies faces; selected faces turn into regions; prompts you:

1. Select faces: Remove/Undo/ALL - (choose one or more faces to copy.)

2. Select faces: Remove/Undo/ALL - (choose more faces, or else press Enter to continue.)

3. Specify <Base point>/Vector - (pick a point, enter x,y,z coordinates, or press V.)

4. Specify end point - (pick the destination point.)

Vector - specifies the displacement through a vector measured from the origin (0,0,0) to the cursor's pick point; prompts you:

Specify end point - (pick a point or enter x,y,z coordinates.)

To copy edges to lines, use the Edge | Copy option. See the Copy command.

coLor

Changes the color of the selected face; prompts you:

1. Select faces: Remove/Undo/ALL - (choose one or more faces to color.)

2. Select faces: Remove/Undo/ALL - choose more faces, or else press Enter to continue.)

3. Color to select [BYLayer/ BYBlock/ Red/ Yellow/ Green/ Cyan/ Blue/ Magenta/ White] <BYLAYER> - (specify a color.)

Undo

Undoes the last editing operation.

eXit

Returns to the previous prompt.

Copy

Copies the selected edge, and turns it into a line; the copied edges are turned into entities such as lines and splines.

Prompts you:

1. Select edges: Remove/Undo/ALL - (enter an option:)

• Pick one or more edges
• Remove - removes edges from the selection set
• Undo - undoes the last selection operation
• ALL - selects all edges in the drawing
• Enter - continues the command to the next prompt:

2. Select edges: Remove/Undo/ALL - (choose more edges, or else press Enter to continue.)

3. Specify <Base point>/Vector - (pick a point, enter x,y,z coordinates, or else press V)

4. Specify end point - (pick the destination point, or enter x,y,z coordinates.)

Vector - specifies the displacement through a vector measured from the origin (0,0,0) to the cursor's pick point; prompts you:

Specify end point - (pick a point or enter x,y,z coordinates)

coLor

Changes the color of the selected edge; prompts you:

1. Select faces: Remove/Undo/ALL - (choose one or more edges to color.)

2. Select faces: Remove/Undo/ALL - (choose more edges, or else press Enter to continue.)

3. Color to select [BYLayer/ BYBlock/ Red/ Yellow/ Green/ Cyan/ Blue/ Magenta/ White] <BYLAYER> - (specify a color.)

Undo

Undoes the last editing operation.

eXit

Returns to the previous prompt.

Imprint

Imprints 2D entities onto 3D solids; the 2D entity must lie on, or intersect, one of the 3D solid's faces.

Prompts you:

1. Select 3d solid - (choose a 3D solid.)

2. Select an object to imprint - (choose a 2D entity lying on or intersecting at least one face.)

3. Delete the source object Yes/<No> - (enter an option:)

• Yes - deletes the 2D entity
• No - does not delete the 2D entity, which can be reused

4. Select an object to imprint - (choose another 2D entity, or press Enter to end.)

You can extrude the imprint.

seParate

Separates disjointed 3D solids; prompts you:

Select 3d solid - (choose a 3D solid.)

This option does not work on bodies created through Boolean operations (Union, Intersect, Subtract).

Shell

Turns the 3D solid into a hollow entity (shelled); prompts you:

1. Select 3d solid - (choose a 3D solid.)

2. Remove faces: Add/Undo/ALL - (press Enter); removing faces creates unexpected results.

3. Enter the shell offset distance - (specify a distance):

• Positive distance - shells body outwards

• Negative distance - shells body inwards

If the shell offset distance is larger than the 3D solid, this command fails.

cLean

Cleans the 3D solid; the cleaning operation checks for errors in the 3D solid. Prompts you:

Select 3d solid - (choose a 3D solid.)

Check

Reports on the 3D solid; prompts you:

Select 3d solid - (choose a 3D solid; a typical report looks like this:)

checked:
1 lumps
2 shells
0 wires
12 faces
12 loops
48 coedges
24 edges
16 vertices

Undo

Undoes the last editing operation.

eXit

Returns to the previous prompt.