Creates a 3D solid in the shape of a wide, extruded polyline.
Icon:
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.
Start
Next
Next
End
Length
Width
Height
Base path
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.
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.
Start
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
First point
Second point
End of arc
Center
Radius
Length of chord
Angle
Specify the end point of a polysolid arc segment. The arc segment is
drawn tangent to the previous segment.