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Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Get Information
- The User Interface
- Start and Save Drawings
- Control the Drawing Views
- Organize Drawings and Layouts
- Create and Modify Objects
- Control the Properties of Objects
- Use Precision Tools
- Use Coordinates and Coordinate Systems (UCS)
- Use Dynamic Input
- Snap to Locations on Objects (Object Snaps)
- Restrict Cursor Movement
- Combine or Offset Points and Coordinates
- Specify Distances
- Extract Geometric Information from Objects
- Use a Calculator
- Draw Geometric Objects
- Change Existing Objects
- Select Objects
- Correct Mistakes
- Erase Objects
- Cut, Copy, and Paste with the Clipboard
- Modify Objects
- Modify Complex Objects
- Add Constraints to Geometry
- Define and Reference Blocks
- Work with 3D Models
- Create 3D Models
- Overview of 3D Modeling
- Create Solids and Surfaces from Lines and Curves
- Create Solids
- Create Surfaces
- Create Meshes
- Create Wireframe Models
- Add 3D Thickness to Objects
- Modify 3D Models
- Create Sections and 2D Drawings from 3D Models
- Create 3D Models
- Annotate Drawings
- Work with Annotations
- Hatches, Fills, and Wipeouts
- Notes and Labels
- Tables
- Dimensions and Tolerances
- Understand Basic Concepts of Dimensioning
- Use Dimension Styles
- Set the Scale for Dimensions
- Create Dimensions
- Modify Existing Dimensions
- Add Geometric Tolerances
- Plot and Publish Drawings
- Specify Settings for Plotting
- Save Plot Settings as Named Page Setups
- Reuse Named Page Setups
- Specify Page Setup Settings
- Select a Printer or Plotter for a Layout
- Select a Paper Size for a Layout
- Determine the Drawing Orientation of a Layout
- Set the Plot Area of a Layout
- Adjust the Plot Offset of a Layout
- Set the Plot Scale for a Layout
- Set the Lineweight Scale for a Layout
- Select a Plot Style Table for a Layout
- Set Shaded Viewport and Plot Options for a Layout
- Print or Plot Drawings
- Overview of Plotting
- Use a Page Setup to Specify Plot Settings
- Select a Printer or Plotter
- Specify the Area to Plot
- Set Paper Size
- Position the Drawing on the Paper
- Control How Objects Are Plotted
- Preview a Plot
- Plot Files to Other Formats
- Specify Settings for Plotting
- Share Data Between Files
- Reference Other Drawing Files
- Work with Data in Other Formats
- Collaborate with Others
- Render Drawings
- Draw 2D Isometric Views
- Add Lighting to Your Model
- Materials and Textures
- Render 3D Objects for Realism
- Glossary
- Index
Modify Faces on 3D Objects
Modify individual faces on 3D objects using a variety of methods.
Move, Rotate, and Scale Faces on 3D Solids and Surfaces
Modify the location, rotation, and size of faces on a 3D solids and surfaces.
cube with top face moved, rotated, and scaled
Use the MOVE, ROTATE, and SCALE commands to modify faces just as you
would with any other object. Press and hold Ctrl while you select a face on a
solid.
If you move, rotate, or scale a face on a 3D solid primitive, the solid primitive’s
history is removed. The solid is no longer a true primitive and cannot be
manipulated using grips or the Properties Inspector palette.
Face Modification Options
As you drag a face, press Ctrl to cycle through modification options.
■ Maintain shape of face, modify adjacent faces. When you move or rotate
a face without pressing Ctrl, the shape and size of the face is maintained.
However, the planes of adjacent faces might change.
■ Modify shape of face, retain edges. When you move or rotate a face and
press and release Ctrl once while dragging, the size of the face is modified
within the boundary, or footprint, of the adjacent faces.
■ Modify face, triangulate adjacent faces. When you move or rotate a face
and press and release Ctrl twice while dragging, the size and shape of the
face is maintained. (This behavior is the same as if you had not pressed
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