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3. Place the screen in the View/Views/SW Isometric view.
4. Shade using the View/Visual Styles Shaded visual style ( Fig. 14.13 ).

Third example - a Polar Array ( Fig. 14.15 )

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1. Working on a layer of colour red , construct a solid of revolution in the
form of an arrow to the dimensions as shown in Fig. 14.14.
2. Click 3D Array in the Home/Modify panel. The command line
shows:

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Fig. 14.14 Third

example - a 3D Polar
Array - the 3D model
to be arrayed

Command: _3darray
Select objects: pick the arrow 1 found
Select objects: right-click
Enter the type of array [Rectangular/Polar]<R>:
enter p right-click
Enter the number of items in the array: enter 12
right-click
Specify the angle to fi ll (+=ccw, −=cw) <360>:
right-click
Rotate arrayed objects? [Yes/No] <Y>:
right-click
Specify center point of array: enter 40,170,20
right-click
Specify second point on axis of rotation: enter
60,200,100 right-click
Command:

3. Place the array in the 3D Navigate/SW Isometric view and shade
to View/Visual Styles/Shades of Gray . The result is shown in
Fig. 14.15 .

Fig. 14.15 Third example - a 3D Polar Array