Graphics Programs Reference
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Exercise 4.1
Do you remember the house from the
Exercise 2.1
section of
Chapter 2
,
Introduction
to 3D Design
? It is now time to start its creation from the 2D plan by following these
steps:
1. Open the file
A3D_04_01.DWG
.
2. Let's start by creating the 3D layers. Using the
LAYER
command (alias
LA
), create the layers (colors at your discretion), such as
3D-WALLS
,
3D-SLABS
,
3D-BALCONY
, and
3D-OPENINGS
. Activate the first one and
freeze the
WINDOWS
layer.
3. Applying the
BOUNDARY
command (alias
BO
), choose
Region
as
Object
type
and click on
Pick Points
. Then click inside all walls and press the
Enter
key. The five regions should be created.
4. With the third viewport control, or the
VSCURRENT
command (alias
VS
),
change the visualization style to
Realistic
. All walls should be opaque; if
not, polylines will be created instead of regions:
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