Introducing 3D modeling - Introduction to AutoCAD 2011: 2D and 3D Design - page 238

Other tools from the Home/Create panel

First example - Box ( Fig. 12.24 )

1. Make Magenta the current layer.
2. Place the window in the 3D Navigate/Front view.
3. Set Isolines to 4 .
4. Click the Box tool icon in the Home/Create panel ( Fig. 12.23 ). The
command line shows:

Command: _box
Specify fi rst corner or [Center]: enter 90,90
right-click
Specify other corner or [Cube/Length]: enter 110,
-30 right-click
Specify height or [2Point]: enter 75 right-click
Command: right-click
BOX Specify fi rst corner or [Center]: 110,90
Specify other corner or [Cube/Length]: 170,70
Specify height or [2Point]: 75
Command:
BOX Specify fi rst corner or [Center]: 110,-10
Specify other corner or [Cube/Length]: 200,-30
Specify height or [2Point]: 75
Command:

Fig. 12.23 Selecting
Box from the Home/
Create panel

5. Place in the ViewCube/Isometric view. Zoom to 1 .
6. Call the Union tool from the Home/Edit panel. The command line
shows:

Command:_union
Select objects: pick one of the boxes 1 found
Select objects: pick the second of box 1 found,
2 total
Select objects: pick the third box 1 found,
3 total
Select objects: right-click
Command:

And the three boxes are joined in a single union.

7. Place in Visual Styles/Conceptual .

Fig. 12.24 First
example - Box

The result is given in Fig. 12.24 .