Creating a torus

To start the Torus command (the donut-type shape), you can type the TORUS command name (or just TOR) and then press Enter. Alternatively, you can click on the Torus button found in the Create panel in the 3D Basics workspace, as shown in the following screenshot. If you are using the 3D Modeling workspace, you will find the Torus button in the Modeling panel under the Home tab, or in the Primitive panel under the Solid tab:

Figure 11.61: Alternative methods to start the Torus command

The Torus command can be used to quickly and easily create 3D solid Torus objects, as shown in the following step-by-step example:

1. After starting the command, use the mouse to specify the center point location of the torus. Alternatively, you can enter the coordinates using the keyboard.
2. Move the mouse and click to specify the radius of the torus. Alternatively, you can enter the radius value using the keyboard.
3. Move the mouse cursor to specify...