Q&A

Can you explode a 3D face in AutoCAD?

Can you explode a 3D face in AutoCAD?

You can explode them as many times as you want, but you’re still left with 3d faces. In the AutoCAD drawing that contains the 3D faces, execute the region command and select the 3d faces. Now explode the regions that you created and you’ll have lines with 3d elevations.

How do you change 3D face to surface in AutoCAD?

To convert 3D Face objects into a single mesh object follow the steps:

1. Use the Convert to Surface command (CONVTOSSURFACE) to convert the 3D faces into surfaces.
2. Use the UNION command to join the surfaces together.
3. Use the Smooth Object command (MESHSMOOTH) to create a mesh from the resulting surface.

How do I remove a 3D face in AutoCAD?

To Delete a Face on a 3D Solid

1. Click Home tab Solid Editing panel Face Editing drop-down Delete Faces. Find.
2. Select the face to delete. (It must be surrounded by faces that share the same plane.)
3. Select additional faces or press Enter to delete.
4. Press Enter to complete the command.

How do I make a 2D 3D CAD?

Follow these steps to produce a 2D view from a 3D model:

1. Click the Workspace Switching button on the status bar, and then choose 3D Modeling.
2. Set up a 3D model.
3. Switch to paper space.
4. Delete the existing viewport by clicking the viewport object (the frame of the viewport) and then pressing Delete.

What is 3D face in Civil 3D?

Creates a three-sided or four-sided surface in 3D space. After entering the first point, enter the remaining points in a natural clockwise or counterclockwise order to create a normal 3D face.

How do you explode a 3D object in Autocad?

To Explode an Object

1. Click Home tab Modify panel Explode. Find.
2. Select the objects to be exploded. For most objects, exploding has no visible effect.

How do I change a region to surface in Autocad?

To Convert Objects to Procedural Surfaces

1. Click Modeling tab > Surface panel > Convert to Surface.
2. Select the objects you want to convert and press Enter. You can convert 2D solids, meshes, regions, planar 3D faces, and polylines, lines, and arcs with thickness.

How do I delete a 3D object in Autocad?

Click Home tab Modify panel Erase. Find. At the Select Objects prompt, use a selection method to select the objects to be erased or enter an option: Enter L (Last) to erase the last object drawn.

How do I delete a mesh in Autocad?

To Delete a Face From a Mesh Object

1. Press Ctrl+click one of the following mesh subobject types: To remove only that face, click the face. To remove adjacent faces, click their shared edge. To remove all faces that share a vertex, click the vertex.
2. Press Delete.

How to convert a 3D face to a 3D solid?

To convert a 3D face to a 3D solid Enter CONVTOSURFACE on the command line. Select the face that you want to convert. Enter THICKEN on the command line.

How does the 3D face command in AutoCAD work?

After entering the last two points for a 3D face, the command repeats automatically using the these two points as the first two points of the next 3D face. For example: The following prompts are displayed.

How to convert a 3D model to a 2D drawing?

If you are using AutoCAD 2007 and higher, the FLATSHOT command is available to convert 3D solids to flattened 2D views. (Note this command is not available in AutoCAD LT, so use the alternate method described.) The alternate method to create a 2D drawing from a 3D model is to: 1. Configure a DXB plotter using the Add-A-Plotter wizard

How do you create a 3D surface in AutoCAD?

Defines the start point for the 3D surface. After entering the first point, enter the remaining points in a natural clockwise or counterclockwise order to create a normal 3D face. If you locate all four points on the same plane, a planar face is created that is similar to a region object.