Creating spheres
To start the Sphere command, you can type the SPHERE
command name (or just SPH
) and then press Enter, or you can click on the Cylinder button found in the Create panel in the 3D Basics workspace, as shown in the following screenshot:
Figure 11.34: Alternative methods to start the Sphere command
If you are using the 3D Modeling workspace, you will find the Sphere button in the Modeling panel under the Home tab, or in the Primitive panel under the Solid tab, as shown in the preceding screenshot.
To create a sphere using the default settings, after you start the command, perform the following steps:
- Choose a location and click to specify the center point of the sphere.
- Move the mouse, click to specify the radius of the cylinder, and then click to finish. Alternatively, you can use the keyboard to enter the radius value and then press Enter, as shown in the following screenshots:
Figure 11.35: Using the...