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AutoCAD2011includestwo3D‐relatedworkspaces,whichyoucanaccessfromtheWorkspacemenuin
theQuickAccessToolbar.The3DBasicsworkspaceprovides asimpleworkspacewiththemostbasic
toolsforcreatingandvisualizing3Dsolidmodels.The3DModelingworkspaceprovidesaccesstothe
completearrayof3DtoolsinAutoCAD.
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Figure63.Workspaceslist
3D Object Snaps
NewtoolsandvariablesinAutoCAD2011separate3Dobjectsnapsfrom2Dobjectsnaps.Anew3D
ObjectSnaptoggleisavailableonthestatusbar,enablingyoutotoggle3Dobjectsnapsonandoff.
Right‐clickingonthestatusbariconprovidesaccesstoamenuofthe
3DobjectsnapsandtheSettings
option,whichlinkstothenew3DObjectSnaptabintheDraftingSettingsdialogbox.Youcanalso
accessthesecontrolsviatheshift‐right‐clickmenu,oratthecommandlineusingthenew3DOSNAP
commandand3DOSMODEsystemvariable.
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Figure64.3DObjectsnaps
Solid Modeling
3DmodelingtoolsinAutoCAD2011havebeenupdatedtoprovidemoreflexibility andincreasedeaseof
use.TheEXTRUDE,LOFT,REVOLVE,andSWEEPcommandsnowallowyoutoselectanedgeorsub‐
objectforusingasaprofileorcurvetocreateanewsurface.Youarenolonger
limitedtousingplanar
curves.
TheSolidribbontabprovidesaccesstonewFilletEdgeandChamferEdgesolideditingtools.Bothof
thesetoolsprovideapreviewpriortocompletingtheoperation andtheysupportdirectmanipulation.