Editing Solids and Surfaces - Autodesk AutoCAD 2013 Practical 3D Drafting and Design - page 217

Editing solids and surfaces
Here are the commands to edit solids and surfaces, namely, changing parameters
with the PROPERTIES and QUICKPROPERTIES palettes and the SOLIDEDIT com-
mand with several useful options.
Changing parameters
After a solid or surface creation, it's very easy to change its parameters with the
PROPERTIES or QUICKPROPERTIES palettes.
The PROPERTIES command
The PROPERTIES command (alias Ctrl + 1 ), one of the most used in AutoCAD, is also
excellent for modifying the parameters that define solids or surfaces. The command
displays a floating palette that can be always visible and that displays the parameters
and properties of the selected object.
Selecting a solid, there are three panels related to 3D, namely, 3D Visualization ,
Geometry , and Solid History . The first one includes the material and shadow display
only important for renderings and the last one includes history parameters for com-
posite objects. As in 2D, under Geometry , we can verify and modify all relevant para-
meters of the solid or surface selected. By selecting a surface, besides Visualization
and Geometry , two additional panels are available, namely, Surface Associativity
and Trims , where we control associativity between surfaces and original lines and
trims applied to surfaces.