Editing 3D solid models - Introduction to AutoCAD 2011: 2D and 3D Design - page 374

Sixth example - Copy faces tool ( Fig. 18.10 )

1. Construct a 3D model to the sizes as given in Fig. 18.9.

180 R20

R20
R15

Ø50

All offsets are 5

Ø60
R50

5

250

Fig. 18.9 Sixth example - Copy Faces tool - details of the 3D solid model

2. Click on the Copy faces tool in the Home/Solid Editing panel
(Fig. 18.1). The command line shows:

Command:_solidedit
[prompts]:_face
[prompts]
[prompts]:_copy
Select faces or [Undo/Remove]: pick the upper face
of the solid model 2 faces found.
Select faces or [Undo/Remove/All]: enter r right-
click
Select faces or [Undo/Remove/All]: highlighted

face not to be copied 2 faces found, 1 removed
Select faces or [Undo/Remove/All]: right-click
Specify a base point or displacement: pick
anywhere on the highlighted face
Specify a second point of displacement: pick
a point some 50 units above the face

pick

3. Add lights and a material to the 3D model and its copied face and
render ( Fig. 18.10 ).