2012

Table Of Contents
Summary
You can create a torus by specifying the center, then the radius or diameter
of the torus, and then the radius or diameter of the tube that surrounds the
torus. You can control the smoothness of curved 3D solids, such as a torus,
in a shaded or hidden visual style with the FACETRES system variable.
List of Prompts
The following prompts are displayed.
Specify center point or [
3P on page 1953/2P on page 1953/TTR on page 1953]: Specify
a point (1) or enter an option
When you specify the center point, the torus is positioned so that its central
axis is parallel to the Z axis of the current user coordinate system (UCS). The
torus is parallel to and bisected by the XY plane of the current workplane.
Specify
radius on page 1953 or [diameter on page 1954] <default>: Specify a distance
or enter d
3P (Three Points)
Defines the circumference of the torus with three points that you specify. The
three specified points also define the plane of the circumference.
2P (Two Points)
Defines the circumference of the torus with two points that you specify. The
plane of the circumference is defined by the Z value of the first point.
TTR (Tangent, Tangent, Radius)
Defines the torus with a specified radius tangent to two objects. The specified
tangency points are projected onto the current UCS.
Radius
Defines the radius of the torus: the distance from the center of the torus to
the center of the tube. A negative radius creates a solid shaped like an American
football.
TORUS | 1953