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AutoCAD and Its Applications—Advanced
Converting to Solids Converting to Solids
Additional fl exibility in creating solids is provided by the fl
CONVTOSOLID
command. This command allows you to directly convert certain closed objects into
solids. You can convert:
• Circles with thickness.
• Wide, uniform-width polylines with thickness. This includes polygons and
rectangles.
• Closed, zero-width polylines with thickness. This includes polygons, rectan-
gles, and closed revision clouds.
• Mesh primitives and other watertight mesh objects. Working with mesh objects
is discussed in Chapter 9.
• Watertight surface models.
First, select the command. Then, select the objects to convert and press [Enter]. The
objects are instantly converted with no additional input required. Figure 8-22 shows
two different objects before and after conversion to a solid.
If an object that appears to be a closed polyline with a thickness does not convert
to a solid and the command line displays the message
Cannot convert an open
curve, the
polyline was not closed using the
Close
option of the
PLINE
command. Use the
PEDIT
or
PROPERTIES
command to close the polyline and use the
CONVTOSOLID
command
again.
PROFESSIONAL P O TIP P PROF RO FE S SS I O O N A L T I O NA NA AL T I P TI P
To quickly create a straight section of pipe, draw a donut with the
correct ID and OD of the pipe. Then, use the
Properties
palette to
give the donut a thickness equal to the length of the section you are
creating. Finally, use the
CONVTOSOLID
command to turn the donut
into a solid.
CONVTOSOLID
Ribbon
Home
Solid Editing
Convert to Solid
Type
CONVTOSOLID
Figure 8-22.
A—Two polylines
with thickness that
will be converted
into solids. B—The
resulting solids.
A
B