Graphics Programs Reference
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FIGURE 19.31
Constructing the
rail using point
filters
Select this
endpoint for
the other corner.
The box
outline appears.
Select the .XY filter,
and then select this
location at the base
of the wall.
The rail in place at the
specified height.
7. At the (need Z): prompt, a temporary outline of the box appears at the 36˝ height. Click
the mouse to fix the base outline of the box.
8. Drag the cursor downward and enter 4 ↵ ( 10 ↵ for metric users) for the height of the box.
The box appears as the balcony rail.
CONVERTING OBJECTS WITH THICKNESS INTO 3D SOLIDS
If you've worked with 3D in AutoCAD before, you probably know that you can give an object a thick-
ness property greater than 0 to make it a 3D object. For example, a line with a thickness property
greater than 0 looks like a vertical surface.
Lines with thickness
 
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