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Autodesk AutoCAD 2013 Practical 3D Drafting and Design

You're reading from   Autodesk AutoCAD 2013 Practical 3D Drafting and Design Take your AuotoCAD design skills to the next dimension by creating powerful 3D models.

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Product type Paperback
Published in Apr 2013
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781849699358
Length 374 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Autodesk AutoCAD 2013 Practical 3D Drafting and Design
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
1. Introduction to 3D Design FREE CHAPTER 2. Visualizing 3D Models 3. Coordinate Systems 4. Creating Solids and Surfaces from 2D 5. 3D Primitives and Conversions 6. Editing in 3D 7. Editing Solids and Surfaces 8. Inquiring the 3D model 9. Documenting a 3D Model 10. Rendering and Illumination 11. Materials and Effects 12. Meshes and Surfaces Final Considerations Index

Creating solids and surfaces with different sections


Sometimes, we need to create some non-regularly shaped elements. The next command represents an easy way, and is also applied for the creation of terrains, curtains, and so on.

The LOFT command

The LOFT command (no alias) creates a solid or surface from the selection of two or more cross sections. If all sections are closed, the result is solid, unless the MOde option is set to Surface.

The command shows the same information as in previous commands. It then asks for the objects that define the cross sections in the correct order. As sections are being selected, the lofted object is being previewed. When ending the selection, we press the Enter key. The command informs us of the number of sections selected and continues:

Command: LOFT
Current wire frame density:  ISOLINES=4, Closed profiles creation mode = Solid
Select cross sections in lofting order or [POint/Join multiple edges/MOde]: Selection
n cross sections selected

After selecting all...

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